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Oxygen
Human Monsters, Psychological

Oxygen

1999

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

Directed by Richard Shepard

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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.

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Written by
Richard Shepard
Composer
Rolfe Kent
Cinematographer
Sarah Cawley
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
en
Rating
R
Also known as
Dying to Escape
TMDB
6.1/10 (94 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
77% Fresh
IMDb
6.0/10 (4,765 votes)
Released November 12, 1999·$3,088 revenue

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