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Original title: Breaking

2022
15
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

9.8K

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Docudrama True Crime Crime Drama Thriller

A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

9.8K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,036

1,717

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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Trailer 2:16

Breaking

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John Boyega Asks His 'Breaking' Co-Stars Anything

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The Legacy of Michael Kenneth Williams

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Breaking: Trigger The Alarm

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Breaking: Wait, Wait, Wait

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Trivia
Final film appearance of Michael Kenneth Williams

Quotes
Brian Brown-Easley: Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait! Wait! Wait!, that's all I've been told, is to wait! What do I need to do to get the attention I need *right now*!

Crazy credits
In the opening scenes, the movie title BREAKING can be seen printed in white letters on the road as Brian is walking with his back to the camera.

Connections
Referenced in Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong With AmbuLAnce in 21 Minutes or Less (2023)

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Featured review

8/10

A hard-hitting, classy, true-tale drama - excellently performed & directed

In true-tale drama "Breaking" John Boyega superbly channels Denzel Washington as a US Marine vet in Georgia who facing destitution when unfairly denied $793 by Veterans Affairs in 2017, held up a bank to highlight his case. Thru the ensuing tense siege (with hostages Nicole Bahari & Selenis Leyva) Boyega talks with po-po (inc Michael Kenneth Williams & Jeffrey Donovan), press (inc Connie Britton) & family (Olivia Washington & London Covington)... but where's it headed? Excellently performed (esp Boyega & Bahari) and terrifically directed (by Abi Damari Corbin (who also co-wrote it with Kwame Kwei-Armah)) this is a hard-hitting & classy movie indeed.