# Buried (2010)

> An American truck driver buried alive in Iraq fights panic, dwindling oxygen, and institutional indifference through the fragile connection of a cellphone.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15741

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Thriller
- Director: Rodrigo Cortés
- Cast: Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García Pérez, Robert Paterson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Samantha Mathis, Ivana Miño, Warner Loughlin, Erik Palladino
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462758/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: claustrophobic, panicked, oppressive, late night thriller viewing, claustrophobic movie night

## Synopsis

Trapped in darkness, one man's desperate fight for survival unfolds in a coffin.

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