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The Box

2009, Movie, 1h 55min

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.

Country: United States

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Reviews

Critic Roger Ebert

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This movie kept me involved and intrigued, and for that I'm grateful.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Mark Dinning

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Many will be perplexed. Donnie Darko fans should lap it up.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Keith Phipps

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It’s an unwieldy, ambitious, one-of-a-kind film waiting for a cult to find it.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Daniel S Ogalde

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...skrämmer och oroar men hamnar i någon sorts limbo i rädslan för att ta ställning.

Read full review at Moviezine

Frequently asked questions

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In 1976, a struggling NASA engineer and his wife receive a mysterious box with a button that promises $1 million but kills an unknown person. As they grapple with the moral dilemma, they discover the box's dark secrets and must confront their own humanity. Starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella.

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When was The Box released in theaters? Toggle content

The Box was released in theaters on January 15, 2010.