The Box

The Box

You are the experiment.

PG-13 2009 · 115 min · ★ 5.6 (2K) · Thriller, Science 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.

Directed by Richard Kelly · Written by Richard Kelly

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Cameron Diaz Norma Lewis
James Marsden Arthur Lewis
Frank Langella Arlington Steward
James Rebhorn Norm Cahill
Holmes Osborne Dick Burns
Sam Oz Stone Walter Lewis
Gillian Jacobs Dana
Celia Weston Lana Burns
Lisa K. Wyatt Rhonda Martin
Mark S. Cartier Martin Teague
Kevin Robertson Wendell Matheson
Michele Durrett Rebecca Matheson

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