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Buried Alive

Buried Alive

Thriller · Crime · Horror · 1990

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.

Movie details

Buried Alive

“One of them put an end to the marriage, until the other came back for revenge.”

1990 Thriller · Crime · Horror 1h 34m

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6.8 / 10

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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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Frank Darabont

Written by

David A. Davies · Mark Patrick Carducci

Tim Matheson

Tim Matheson

Clint Goodman

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Joanna Goodman

William Atherton

William Atherton

Cort van Owen

Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton

Sheriff Sam Eberly

Jay Gerber

Jay Gerber

Quintan

Wayne Grace

Wayne Grace

Bill Scorby

Donald Hotton

Donald Hotton

Reynolds

Court is in session

Put Buried Alive on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Restraint trusts the audience.”

It leaves emotional space unlabelled, trusting viewers to notice what the characters cannot say aloud.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Distance mistaken for discipline.”

The chill may look elegant, but withholding a heartbeat is not the same as having complicated feelings.