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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

Although the entire movie takes place in the enclosed space, director Rodrigo Cortes and writer Chris Sparling are ingenious in creating more plausible action than you would expect possible.

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Critic Nick De Semlyen
rated 8

A brutally intense indie that commits to its bleak premise and doesn’t back down. Tarantino will cackle as he watches.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

If you can take the sheer, asphyxiating, chest-crushing terror, then this is for you.

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Critic Noel Murray
rated 7

...an exercise in cinematic minimalism that doubles as a metaphor for how grunts get manipulated and sacrificed in times of war.

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Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 8

...en drønsikker og ualmindelig velspillet "nail-biter" af en spændingsfilm og et potent menneskeligt drama...

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Critic Jakob Åsell
rated 8

...är helt ärligt inte bra för varken era naglar eller mentala välbefinnande.

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Critic Amat Levin
rated 8

Idén är bra, utförandet smått genialiskt. Buried är lite som en blandning av Saws klaustrofobiska dödspussel och de falska förhoppningarna som matas offret i Phone Booth

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Cast & Crew

Rodrigo Cortés
Director
Stephen Tobolowsky
As Alan Davenport (voice)
Samantha Mathis
As Linda Conroy (voice)
Ryan Reynolds
As Paul Conroy
Anne Lockhart
As CRT Operator (voice)
José Luis García Pérez
As Jabir (voice)

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Paul Conroy, an American civilian working in Iraq, wakes up to find himself buried alive in a wooden coffin. With only a Zippo lighter, a pen, and a BlackBerry phone at hand, he must navigate through the darkness and find a way to escape before it's too late. As he tries to piece together what happened to him, he receives a call from his kidnapper demanding a ransom of $5 million. With the help of the State Department and FBI, Paul must race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap before it's too late.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Buried include Secret in Their Eyes, The Prestige, Shutter Island, The Skeleton Key, Zodiac, Lucky Number Slevin.