Buried (2010)

Directed by Rodrigo Cortés · 95 min · Thriller

36.0 TOPICAL score · #3,014 of 6,776 films

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As an American civilian truck driver working in Iraq, Paul Conroy's convoy is attacked by a group of Iraqi insurgents. Some time later, Paul awakes in a coffin with only a lighter, a cell phone, and his ever-growing anxiety. Faced with a dwindling oxygen supply and a dying battery, he must fight panic, despair, and delirium as he races against time to escape the claustrophobic death trap.

Buried (2010, directed by Rodrigo Cortés) has a TOPICAL score of 36.0 - ranked 3,014 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Gaudí Award for Best Non-Catalan Language Film. Critics: 87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (3,167 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.

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• Critics87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65
• AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (3,167 ratings)
• Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Gaudí Award for Best Non-Catalan Language Film; Gaudí Award for Best Film Editing
• ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
• Still read24,287 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days

Starring: Ryan Reynolds (actor #935), José Luis García Pérez, Robert Paterson, Stephen Tobolowsky (actor #855)

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