Life of Crime (film) Life of Crime (film) Life of Crime is a 2013 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Daniel Schechter, based on Elmore Leonard's novel "The Switch" (1978), which includes characters later revisited in his novel "Rum Punch" (1992), which was adapted into the Quentin Tarantino film "Jackie Brown" (1997). "Life of Crime" was screened on the closing night 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, at the 2014 Traverse City Film Festival and released in theaters on August 29, 2014. In Detroit in 1978, stoic socialite Mickey Dawson becomes the
Breakdown (1997 film) gratification: the image of the civilized man who finds the Peruvian commando inside himself and lays waste to louts who have underestimated him." In 2014, "Time Out" polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films. "Breakdown" was listed at 90th place on this list. "Breakdown" debuted at first place at the box office with $12.3 million. After initially opening to 2,108 theaters, the film later expanded to 2,348 theaters and grossed a total of $50,159,144 in the United States and Canada. Breakdown (1997 film) Breakdown is a 1997 American thriller film directed and