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Oxygen (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 7

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In the midst of a squelching heat wave, Harry (Adrien Brody)--a deranged psychopath obsessed with the escape artist Houdini--kidnaps the wife of a millionaire and buries her alive in a shallow... In the midst of a squelching heat wave, Harry (Adrien Brody)--a deranged psychopath obsessed with the escape artist Houdini--kidnaps the wife of a millionaire and buries her alive in a shallow grave. In his ransom note, Harry threatens to leave the woman buried if his outrageous demands are not met within 24 hours. With time running out, tough-as-nails New York Detective Madeline Foster (Maura Tierney) must track down the criminally insane Harry and negotiate her own personal demons in a tense, psychological game of cat and mouse. [More]

Starring: Adrien Brody, Maura Tierney, Dylan Baker, Terry Kinney

Starring: Adrien Brody, Maura Tierney, Dylan Baker, Terry Kinney, James Naughton, Laila Robins, Paul Calderon, Olek Krupa

Director: Richard Shepard

Director: Richard Shepard
Screenwriter: Richard Shepard
Producer: Carol Curb Nemoy, Mike Curb
Composer: Rolfe Kent

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Ken Eisner
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Tierney definitely has what it takes to carry a film; it's unfortunate that this vehicle doesn't give her much of substance to carry.

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A well-performed, well-written edge of the seat thriller

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Brody gives the performance of his career, so far.

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