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Buried Alive

1990 · 94 min

A grimly tense revenge thriller with a macabre edge, keeping you uneasy as it builds to a darkly satisfying twist.

Tagline
One of them put an end to the marriage, until the other came back for revenge.
Overview
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, horror, tv movie
Directed by
Frank Darabont
Written by
Mark Patrick Carducci
Starring
Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton, Hoyt Axton, Jay Gerber, Wayne Grace, Donald Hotton, Brian Libby
Music
Michel Colombier
Cinematography
Jacques Haitkin
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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