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10 Best Movies Like Breakdown

If you loved Breakdown, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Mexican

The Mexican

2001★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakdown for fans of Crime & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"...

#2
The Way of the Gun

The Way of the Gun

2000★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakdown for fans of Crime & Thriller & Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man....

#3
The Last Stop in Yuma County

The Last Stop in Yuma County

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakdown for fans of Crime & Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two s...

#4
Clay Pigeons

Clay Pigeons

1998★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakdown for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl, kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Cla...

#5
Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

1997★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakdown for fans of Crime & Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vag...

#6
Fargo

Fargo

1996★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakdown for fans of Crime & Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty...

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