Buried
Film201094 min

Buried

Taste attributes: dramamysterythrillerrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavyimaginaryall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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

Boxlist takeA heightened, weighty thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Ryan ReynoldsJosé Luis García PérezRobert PatersonStephen TobolowskySamantha Mathis

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2010
Runtime
94 min
Status
Released
Studio
Atresmedia
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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