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Entertaining enough made-for-cable TV movie moves at a brisk pace and has a great finale. Good performances from the three main cast members with Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and William Atherton (surprise surprise plays a scumbag) makes this worth checking out (saw it on B…
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Buried Alive
“One of them put an end to the marriage, until the other came back for revenge.”
67%
Movie
1h 34m
AI Analysis
Buried Alive (1990) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Buried Alive (1990) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Crime, and Horror with dark and tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways. Our models also surface themes such as revenge from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~94 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Buried Alive 67% (176 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Buried Alive suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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67%
from 176 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1990-05-09
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 37865
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What is Buried Alive about?
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.
Is there an AI analysis for Buried Alive?
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How long is the movie Buried Alive?
The official runtime for Buried Alive is approximately 94 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Tim Matheson
Clint Goodman

Jennifer Jason Leigh
Joanna Goodman

William Atherton
Cort van Owen

Hoyt Axton
Sheriff Sam Eberly

Jay Gerber
Quintan

Wayne Grace
Bill Scorby

Donald Hotton
Reynolds

Brian Libby
Earl

Peg Shirley
Helen Eberly

David Youse
Billy
- M
Milt Hamerman
Coroner

Michael Keep
Foreman

Jan Merlin
Attorney
- J
James Scally
Priest

Dale Swann
Fire Captain
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Entertaining enough made-for-cable TV movie moves at a brisk pace and has a great finale. Good performances from the three main cast members with Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and William Atherton (surprise surprise plays a scumbag) makes this worth checking out (saw it on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber). **3.5/5**
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