# Buried Alive (1990)

> An ordinary carpenter survives his wife's insurance-fueled murder attempt and wages an unnerving revenge campaign from beyond the grave.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23749

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Horror, TV Movie
- Director: Frank Darabont
- Cast: Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton, Hoyt Axton, Jay Gerber, Wayne Grace, Donald Hotton, Brian Libby
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099188/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, claustrophobic, grimly entertaining, late night horror viewing, 90s thriller marathon

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- [The Premature Burial (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/17984)
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- [Deceived (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/17395)
- [Right to Die (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/200128)
- [After.Life (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/22604)
- [Body Parts (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/20188)
- [Sometimes They Come Back (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/16817)
- [Prison (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/32322)
- [The First Power (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/26488)

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