Buried Alive
“One of them put an end to the marriage, until the other came back for revenge.”
Frank DarabontCast
Tim Matheson 
Jennifer Jason Leigh 
William Atherton 
Hoyt Axton Jay Gerber Wayne Grace
Credits
Written by: David A. Davies
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tidy thriller about a murder plot gone wrong, with a poison that doesn't do what the schemers expect. Mean-spirited and suspenseful, it makes the most of a small cast. A grisly treat for fans of old-school twisty horror.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (5,917 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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