Oxygen

Oxygen

1999 · 92 min · EN · R · 6.2 (76 votes)
Dir. Richard Shepard · Starring Maura Tierney, Adrien Brody, James Naughton, Laila Robins, Terry Kinney, Paul Calderon · Music Rolfe Kent

A killer. A cop. Someone's... buried alive.

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs out, Madeline pursues the trail laid by a killer calling himself Harry Houdini. After capturing him, Madeline brings Harry back to the police station, but is unable to get him to confess where Frances is buried. As time runs down, Harry gets inside the head of unstable, alcoholic Madeline.

VIBE

A suffocating race against time. This film feels like a tightening noose, with a desperate detective battling her own demons as much as a cunning killer. It's a gritty, intense dive into a psychological cat-and-mouse game where every second counts.

tenseclaustrophobicdesperategrittypropulsiveneo-noirgritty realismthrillertime pressurepsychological manipulationdesperationaddiction
new york citydeath penaltymiamifloridaransomkidnappingcemeteryburied alivepay phonetheftpolice stationmasochistmagicianpicking a lock
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