Breaking fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Breaking is nerve-racking, thrilling, and fast-paced.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
Based on the true story of one man's demand to be heard.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Breaking is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and suicide themes.
1 h 43 min
Breaking runs 1 h 43 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Breaking higher (74) than audiences (64). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
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