Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- melodramatic
- claustrophobic
- late night horror
- 1990s nostalgia
What critics said
Critics generally regarded the sequel as a mild, formulaic television thriller that repeats the original's premise with less suspense and uneven performances.
What sets it apart
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Laura becomes the buried victim while Clint's earlier ordeal establishes the revenge pattern that the sequel reworks around a female survivor.
The toxin, coffin awakening, and Laura's burial drive the film's defining horror imagery.
Randy conspires with Roxanne against Laura, while the plot repeatedly links infidelity and attempted spousal murder.
Laura's marriage, Randy's affair, Clint's return, the funeral, and the will reading all unfold within a socially enclosed small town.
Films like Buried Alive II, and why
Buried Alive
revenge horror centered on an apparently dead spouse and marital betrayal
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
stylized domestic revenge thriller involving an attempted murder and a wronged partner
Sleeping with the Enemy
television thriller built around infidelity, betrayal, and escalating revenge
Movie Details
- Director
- Tim Matheson
- Release Date
- 1997-10-01
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (40)
Cast
- Ally Sheedy
- Stephen Caffrey
- Tracey Needham
- Tim Matheson
- Brian Libby
- Shawnette Baity
- Clifton Daniel
- Ron Dortch
- Keith Flippen
- Tommy Hinkley
Common questions
- What is Buried Alive II about?
- A wronged woman survives her husband's burial plot and turns domestic betrayal into a chilling game of revenge.
- What is Buried Alive II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Buried Alive II as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Buried Alive II violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Buried Alive II as mild.
- What did critics think of Buried Alive II?
- Critics generally regarded the sequel as a mild, formulaic television thriller that repeats the original's premise with less suspense and uneven performances.
- Which films are like Buried Alive II?
- Films with a similar feel include Buried Alive, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and Sleeping with the Enemy.
- How long is Buried Alive II?
- Buried Alive II runs 97 minutes.
