Breakdown (1997)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
It could happen to you.
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.
- Released: 1997-05-02
- Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Action
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 1,158 votes
Directed by Jonathan Mostow.
Top cast
- Kurt Russell as Jeff Taylor
- J.T. Walsh as Warren 'Red' Barr
- Kathleen Quinlan as Amy Taylor
- M.C. Gainey as Earl
- Jack Noseworthy as Billy
- Rex Linn as Sheriff Boyd
- Ritch Brinkley as Al
- Moira Sinise as Arleen Barr
- Kim Robillard as Deputy Len Carver
- Thomas Kopache as Calhoun
Where to watch Breakdown
- United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Paramount+ Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
- India: stream on Netflix
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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