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The Box

The Box

2009Movie⏱️ 1h 55mPG-13🏆 #6121 Top Rated
DramaMysteryThriller
5.6
IMDB Rating
97,551 votes

With the press of a button, a wooden box bestows riches and death.

Director
Richard Kelly
Writers
Richard Kelly, Richard Matheson
Stars
Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella
Release Date
November 6, 2009
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
💬 495
Reviews
📋 62.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz
as Norma Lewis
James Marsden
James Marsden
as Arthur Lewis
Frank Langella
Frank Langella
as Arlington Steward
James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn
as Norm Cahill
Holmes Osborne
Holmes Osborne
as Dick Burns
Sam Oz Stone
Sam Oz Stone
as Walter Lewis
Gillian Jacobs
Gillian Jacobs
as Dana
Celia Weston
Celia Weston
as Lana Burns
Deborah Rush
Deborah Rush
as Clymene Steward
Lisa K. Wyatt
Lisa K. Wyatt
as Rhonda Martin

💰 Box Office

$33,334,176
Worldwide Gross
$15,051,977
Domestic Gross
$7,571,417
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
DTS
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Boston Public Library - 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Production
Warner Bros., Radar Pictures, Media Rights Capital (MRC)

🏷️ Keywords

moral dilemmamissing toenosebleedalienlibrary

🎯 Categories

Psychological ThrillerSuspense MysteryDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A Nutshell Review: The Box
by DICK STEEL2010-01-30
7/10

"The trailer goes nowhere near and only scratches the surface of the film and rightly so too, not because it has that obligation to keep its real narrative under wraps, but because what actually transpires, will provoke entirely different lines of questioning, some of which are frustratingly not answered in the film, leaving you to your own devices to interpret the series of events. Which of course means plenty of material for an after-show discussion. Metaphorically, the box refers to how us humans tend to subconsciously hole ourselves into situations or things in everyday life, and how our e..."

💡 Did You Know?

The main characters, Norma Lewis and Arthur Lewis, were based on director Richard Kelly's parents. His mother also suffered a crippled foot after an X-Ray mishap; his father worked for NASA and co-designed the camera used on the Viking Mars Landers (as in the movie).

📖 Synopsis

With the press of a button, a wooden box bestows riches and death.