Break Up

Break Up

1998 · 100 min · EN · R · 5.1 (36 votes)
Dir. Paul Marcus · Starring Bridget Fonda, Kiefer Sutherland, Hart Bochner, Steven Weber, Penelope Ann Miller, Tippi Hedren · Music Laura Karpman

“Silent Betrayal. Deadly Passion. Sweet Revenge.”

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Housewife Jimmy Dade stays with her violent husband, Frankie, even after his abuse leads to the loss of her hearing. When his car is found with an unidentifiable dead body inside, police officers John Box and Andrew Ramsey suspect Jimmy has killed him. But, after discovering her bank account has been emptied, Jimmy fears that Frankie is still alive, and she goes on the run -- with the police in pursuit.

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A suffocating sense of dread permeates this thriller. You'll feel every moment of the protagonist's desperate flight for freedom, constantly on edge as her world unravels. It's a raw, unflinching look at survival against overwhelming odds.

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