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Buried

Buried

170,000 sq miles of desert. 90 minutes of oxygen. No way out.

20106.61h 35m

Overview

Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

Directed by Rodrigo Cortés
Written by Chris Sparling
Produced by Adrián Guerra, Peter Safran
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $19.2M

Top Cast

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Paul Conroy

José Luis García Pérez

José Luis García Pérez

Jabir (voice)

Robert Paterson

Robert Paterson

Dan Brenner (voice)

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Alan Davenport (voice)

Samantha Mathis

Samantha Mathis

Linda Conroy (voice)

Ivana Miño

Ivana Miño

Pamela Lutti (voice)

W

Warner Loughlin

Maryanne Conroy / Donna Mitchell / Rebecca Browning (voice)

Erik Palladino

Erik Palladino

Special Agent Harris (voice)

Kali Rocha

Kali Rocha

911 Operator (voice)

Chris William Martin

Chris William Martin

State Department Rep. (voice)

Themes & Keywords

race against timeisolationcoffinburied alivesurvivalterrorismcell phonedesertsurvival horroraftercreditsstingercaptivityconfined

About Buried

Buried is a drama, thriller, mystery film released in 2010 exploring themes of race against time, isolation, coffin, buried alive, survival, terrorism. Directed by Rodrigo Cortés, it stars Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García Pérez, Robert Paterson. Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

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