The Box

The Box (2009)

All you have to do is push the button.

  • Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction
  • Release Date: 2009-10-29
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 1690 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: MRC
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

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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    Directing Richard Kelly Director
    Writing Richard Kelly Screenplay
    Writing Richard Matheson Original Story
    Production Suzanne Smith Crowley Casting
    Art Alec Hammond Production Design
    Production Mary Vernieu Casting
    Editing Sam Bauer Editor
    Production Venus Kanani Casting
    Art Priscilla Elliott Art Direction
    Sound Owen Pallett Music
    Sound Win Butler Music
    Sound Régine Chassagne Music
    Camera Steven Poster Director of Photography
    Production Paris Kasidokostas Latsis Executive Producer
    Production Richard Kelly Producer
    Production Ted Field Executive Producer
    Production Edward H. Hamm Jr. Executive Producer
    Costume & Make-Up April Ferry Costume Design
    Production Terry Dougas Executive Producer
    Production Sean McKittrick Producer
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    Production Dan Lin Producer
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