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Buried Alive

1990 · 94 min · Director: Frank Darabont ★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,917 ratings

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Clint is an every day working man whose wife Joanna is having an affair with a doctor. They plot to kill him and get the insurance money. Only trouble the drug overdose they give him doesn't kill him. Lucky for Clint he's buried in a cheap wooden box and he unburies himself. Just remember, Hell hath no fury like a man buried alive!

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Buried Alive (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anger 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Anger
20%Fear
  1. Anger25%
  2. Fear20%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anger, Fear. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anger and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 43 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity30 %21 %10 %4 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity45 %39 %30 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension68 %64 %58 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Disturbing76 %70 %68 %50 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Sadness68 %58 %60 %37 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Disturbing66 %56 %60 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing69 %60 %65 %47 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
42.5 %≈ 40′Disturbing37 %32 %25 %7 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension49 %40 %35 %14 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Disturbing62 %50 %48 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity62 %53 %41 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity60 %56 %32 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension70 %67 %39 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Tension76 %74 %47 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Tension78 %76 %51 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension82 %81 %55 %58 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Tension78 %72 %52 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Sadness67 %52 %37 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Tim Matheson

Clint Goodman

William Atherton

Cort van Owen

HA
Hoyt Axton

Sheriff Sam Eberly

JG
Jay Gerber

Quintan

WG
Wayne Grace

Bill Scorby

DH
Donald Hotton

Reynolds

BL
Brian Libby

Earl

PS
Peg Shirley

Helen Eberly

DY
David Youse

Billy

MH
Milt Hamerman

Coroner

MK
Michael Keep

Foreman

JM
Jan Merlin

Attorney

JS
James Scally

Priest

DS
Dale Swann

Fire Captain

Details

Directed by
Frank Darabont
Written by
Mark Patrick Carducci, David A. Davies
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,917 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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