Break Up

Break Up

Silent Betrayal. Deadly Passion. Sweet Revenge.

Directed by Paul Marcus

Produced by Front Street Pictures, Millennium Media

1998100 min5.1 / 10

A dark thriller about a deaf woman fleeing both police and her abusive husband, caught between suspicion and survival in a web of betrayal and violence.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Break Up scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Break Up violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Break Up sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Break Up easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Break Up end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Break Up

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Break Up

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Break Up, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Break Up, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Break Up, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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