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Buried

Movie · 2010 · 95 min

A claustrophobic, nerve-shredding single-room ordeal that pins you inside the coffin with him, draining hope call by call.

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2010 film directed by Rodrigo Cortés
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Year
2010
Runtime
95 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • power
  • corruption
  • death
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Rodrigo Cortés
Written by
Chris Sparling
Starring
Ryan Reynolds, Stephen Tobolowsky, Samantha Mathis, Kali Rocha, Tess Harper, Erik Palladino, Anne Lockhart, Mary Birdsong
Cinematography
Eduard Grau
Runtime
95 min
Country
Spain
Languages
English

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