The Box Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Could you end a strager's life...to change your own?

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Last modified: Feb. 1, 2010

The Box

Release Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 Theaters

Director: Richard Kelly

Starring: Cameron Diaz • James Marsden • Frank Langella • Basil Hoffman • Gillian Jacobs

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 55 m

3.03 / 5.0

76% WILL SEE 24% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: What if someone gave you a box containing a button that, if pushed, would bring you a million dollars...but simultaneously take the life of someone you don't know? Would you do it? And what would be the consequences? The year is 1976. Norma Lewis is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur, is an engineer working at NASA. They are, by all accounts, an average couple living a normal life in the suburbs with their young son...until a mysterious man with a horribly disfigured face appears on their doorstep and presents Norma with a life-altering proposition: the box. With only 24 hours to make their choice, Norma and Arthur face an impossible moral dilemma. What they don't realize is that no matter what they decide, terrifying consequences will have already been set in motion. They soon discover that the ramifications of this decision are beyond their control and extend far beyond their own fortune and fate.

Drama Thriller Supernatural

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Who stars in The Box – Cast List

Cameron Diaz
Shrek 5, Back In Action
James Marsden
Avengers: Doomsday, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
F
Frank Langella
Unknown, The Trial of the Chicago 7
B
Basil Hoffman
Rio, I Love You, 3 Geezers!
G
Gillian Jacobs
The Contractor, Life of the Party

Who is making The Box – Crew List

A look at The Box behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Richard Kelly last helmed Southland Tales and Donnie Darko. The film's writer Richard Kelly last penned Southland Tales and Domino.

Director: Richard Kelly
Screenwriters: Richard Kelly
Richard Matheson

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Darko Entertainment
Media Rights Capital

Production – What we know about the The Box

Key Facts

Based upon the short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson. Matheson's story was previously adapted as an installment of the 1980s revival of the "Twilight Zone" franchise.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2009

Completed

Changed The Box movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images
Runtime: 1 hr, 55 m
Tagline: Could you end a strager's life...to change your own?
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Box Trailers and Clips

The Box

Theatrical Trailer

The Box Release Date: When was the film released?

The Box was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 6 , 2009. The film was released in approximately 2,635 theaters. There were six other movies released on the same date, including The Fourth Kind, Disney's A Christmas Carol and The Men Who Stare at Goats.