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Buried Alive (1990)
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Genre: Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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!
Style:
scary, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
buried alive, betrayal, infidelity, poisoning, lethal injection, poison, investigation, love affair, coffin, crimes, vengeance, confined, couple relations, stalking, family problems, couples, dishonesty, overdose, mind game, crumbling marriage, rivalry, woman in danger, tragic hero, unlikely criminals, unsupportive spouse ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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