Film2009115 min

The Box

Name: The Box
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2009
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne

Taste attributes: science fictionthrillerholidaysdramamysteryheavyimaginaryintricateglossyenclosedcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"All you have to do is push the button."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, intricate sci-fi film: contained and polished. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.6 /10

TMDB · 1,368 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

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