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The Box

2009 · Movie · PG-13 · 115 min · ★ 5.6

ThrillerScience Fiction

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.

Based on Button, Button

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Details
Years
2009
Release date
2009-10-29
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
115 min
TMDB rating
5.6/10 (1,887 votes)
Box office
$33,333,531
Budget
$30,000,000

Themes

  • research
  • husband wife relationship
  • experiment
  • sacrifice
  • library
  • nasa
  • homicide
  • 1970s
  • paranoia
  • stalker
  • decision
  • money
  • +11 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Richard Kelly