The Break

1998 | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis

Dowd, who's IRA, escapes an Irish prison in a bloody jailbreak, making his way to New York City where he lives alone, avoids Irish hangouts, and works as a dishwasher. When a good deed gets him stabbed, one of the restaurant employees takes him in and finds him medical care. As Dowd recovers in the flat of Tulio and Tulio's sister Monica, he realizes that these Guatemalan exiles share his rebellious principles. When he learns they are planning a political assassination, he offers to help. His attraction to Monica contributes to his willingness to volunteer. However, the cops are closing in on him: can he make the hit, protect his new friends, and escape with Monica?

Scores

Overall Score
13.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
7.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.1%
Review Aggregate
40.5

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, romantic, suspenseful. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenromanticsuspensefulemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bridget Fonda1998$0$0(est)
Kiefer Sutherland1998$0$0(est)
Steven Weber1998$0$0(est)
Hart Bochner1998$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes415

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$14,760$28,406
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$14,760$28,406

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1998$7,380$14,203
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$559,000$1,075,818
Physical Purchases ?1998$782,000$1,504,990
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$75,000$144,340
Total Revenues1998$1,423,380$2,739,352
Expenses
Budget ?1998$250,000 (est)$481,135 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$80,000 (est)$153,963 (est)
Participations1998$28,000$53,887
Residuals ?1998$94,000$180,907
Interest & Overhead1998$50,000$96,227
Total Expenses1998$502,000$966,119
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$921,380$1,773,233

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