The Buried Hours

Documentarian Signe Gates untangles the details of her kidnapping in this harrowing standalone from Grant (Into the Storm). Two years ago, Signe was abducted and forced to watch the murder of one of her sources, though most other details of the two-day ordeal remain hazy. Recently, however, she’s been receiving disturbing videos that the senders claim are from her abduction. When she gets a cryptic text from a former source promising to reveal who abducted her if she can solve the murders of a climber and a camper in Yosemite National Park, Signe heads to Yosemite with FBI agent Cole Banner to get to work. As the pair hike through the woods, Signe comes to suspect that Cole may have been one of her attackers. She must balance that suspicion with a race against time to solve the murders and arrive at a designated meeting spot coordinated by her source. The plot clips along at a satisfying pace, and Grant pulls off several successful surprises, though she flubs the final twist. There’s also a significant amount of sexual violence, some of which feels gratuitous. Still, for those who can stomach it, this offers a reliable thrill. Agent: Elizabeth Winnick Rubinstein, McIntosh & Otis. (Dec.)