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The Box

2009 | 115 min | Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller

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Synopsis

The Box is a 2009 American science-fiction thriller film written, produced, and directed by Richard Kelly, and starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella. It is based on the 1970 short story "Button Button" by Richard Matheson. The film follows a couple receive a box from a mysterious man (Langella) who offers them one million dollars if they press the button sealed within the dome on top of the box but tells them, once the button is pushed, someone they don't know will die.

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Credits

Producer
Richard Kelly
Director
Richard Kelly
Screenplay
Richard Kelly
Director of Photography
Steven Poster
Original Music Composer
Owen Pallett, Win Butler
Editor
Sam Bauer
Country
United States

Box office · USD, worldwide

×1.11return on budget

Budget
$30.0M
Revenue
$33.3M

Cast · 8

HO

Holmes Osborne

JL

Jenna Lamia

Andrew Levitas

Andrew Levitas

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

James Marsden

James Marsden

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