Breakdown: 1975 - Release date news, streaming details and more about the upcoming Netflix documentary

American cinema has gone through different eras in its history.

The 70s were the time when chaos turned into art. Breakdown: 1975, a new documentary by Academy Award-winning Morgan Neville, will explore this era, specifically the year 1975, as evident in the title.

There will be several interviews in the upcoming documentary and it is being narrated by none other than Jodie Foster, a two-time Academy Award winner.

Its official logline reads,

"In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art. This documentary explores how a turbulent era gave rise to iconic movies like ‘Taxi Driver,’ ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ and ‘Network.'"

While Morgan Neville is directing, he is also co-producing with Lauren Belfer, and Caitrin Rogers will executively produce it.

Let us now see more details about the upcoming documentary.

When is Breakdown: 1975 releasing?

The documentary will explore one of the most important years in American cinema. (Image via Netflix)

Breakdown: 1975 will be released on December 19, 2025. A Time for Bravery, The Great Flood, and Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day will also be available for streaming on the same day.

Additionally, it will also be the day for some highly anticipated theatrical releases. James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash will finally hit the theaters. It continues the story on Pandora, where Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) has become a part of the Na'vi community while also raising a family.

Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried-starrer The Housemaid will also be released on the day. Sweeney will play the titular housemaid and slowly uncover some dark secrets about the wealthy family who hired her.

Bradley Cooper directed Is This Thing On?, starring Laura Dern and Will Arnett is also releasing alongside David and The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants on the same day.

Where will Breakdown: 1975 be streaming?

The documentary will exclusively be available for streaming on Netflix.

What did Morgan Neville say of his documentary?

Seth Rogan speaking in the documentary. (Image via Netflix)

In an interview with IndieWire, the director, talking about his upcoming documentary, said:

"At a time when the culture feels like it’s breaking apart, film can be the thing that helps us make sense of it and feel like we’re not crazy. There’s no better illustration of this than the mid-1970s. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And it was funky."