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Breakdown

  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
  • Drama
  • Action
Confirmed1997-05-026.97.1Trakt

On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.

Breakdown is a 1997 crime thriller starring Kurt Russell as a man searching for his missing wife after their car breaks down in the New Mexico desert. When a helpful truck driver offers to take his wife to a nearby café and then denies ever seeing her, Jeff Taylor embarks on a desperate mission to find Amy before it's too late. This tense, action-packed mystery keeps viewers guessing as Jeff navigates deception and danger in the desert.

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When was Breakdown released?

Breakdown was released on May 2, 1997.

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Who stars in Breakdown?

Kurt Russell leads the cast as Jeff Taylor, the husband searching for his missing wife in the desert thriller.

What is Breakdown about?

After their SUV breaks down in the New Mexico desert, a married couple accepts help from a truck driver. When the wife goes missing and the driver denies ever meeting them, the husband launches a frenzied search to find her.

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