Buried (film)

Buried
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rodrigo Cortés
Written by	Chris Sparling
Produced by	Adrian Guerra Peter Safran
Starring	Ryan Reynolds
Cinematography	Eduard Grau
Edited by	Rodrigo Cortés
Music by	Víctor Reyes
Production companies	Versus Entertainment[1] The Safran Company[1] Dark Trick Films[1] Kinology[2] Studio 37[2]
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	23 January 2010 (2010-01-23) (Sundance) 1 October 2010 (2010-10-01) (Spain)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Spain[3]
Language	English
Budget	$2 million[2][4]
Box office	$21.3 million[2]

Buried is a 2010 English-language Spanish survival thriller film directed by Rodrigo Cortés.^[5] It stars Ryan Reynolds^[6] and was written by Chris Sparling.

The film follows Iraq-based American civilian truck driver Paul Conroy (Reynolds), who, after being attacked, finds himself buried alive in a wooden coffin, with only a lighter, flask, flashlight, knife, glowsticks, pen, pencil, and a mobile phone. Since its premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the film has received a positive critical reception.