| Break Up | |
| Director: | Paul Marcus |
| Producer: | Jonas Goodman |
| Screenplay: | Anne Amanda Opotowsky |
| Starring: | Bridget Fonda Kiefer Sutherland Steven Weber Hart Bochner |
| Music: | Laura Karpman |
| Cinematography: | Hubert Taczanowski |
| Editing: | Arthur Coburn |
| Studio: | Front Street Pictures Millennium Films[1] |
| Distributor: | Dimension Films |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Break Up is a 1998 American crime thriller film directed by Paul Marcus and written by Anne Amanda Opotowsky. It stars Bridget Fonda, Kiefer Sutherland, Hart Bochner, and Steven Weber. it was released direct-to-video.
After blacking out in a violent domestic battle, Jimmy awakens in the hospital to learn that her abusive husband, Frank, has died in a fiery crash, and that she is the prime suspect. As the police focus on building their case against Jimmy, she uncovers evidence indicating that Frank may not only still be alive, but getting away with murder. Jimmy, in a daring escape from police custody, races towards a final confrontation with justice and revenge.
The film received negative reviews. Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club called it "tawdry, exploitative, and lacking common sense and suspense".[2] TV Guide wrote, "A touch of Sleeping with the Enemy here, a dash of Double Jeopardy there... there's nothing especially original going on here, but Fonda delivers a nice, subdued performance as the battered Jimmy".[3]