# Breakdown (1997)

> A stranded traveler crosses a hostile desert hinterland to uncover the conspiracy behind his wife's disappearance and bring her home.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1500

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Action
- Director: Jonathan Mostow
- Cast: Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M.C. Gainey, Jack Noseworthy, Rex Linn, Ritch Brinkley, Moira Sinise
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118771/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, foreboding, paranoid, late night thriller viewing, road movie marathon

## Synopsis

A man's desperate search for his wife leads him into a web of deception and danger in the heart of the desert.

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