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The box - Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Richard Kelly
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Norma (Cameron Diaz) and Arthur Lewis (James Marsden), 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. But, 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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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film thriller family mystery moral dilemma science fiction murder million dollars NASA 70s
Persons of interest
- James Marsden .... Arthur Lewis
- Cameron Diaz .... Norma Lewis
- Frank Langella .... Arlington Steward
- Gillian Jacobs .... Dana Steward
- Lisa K Wyatt .... Rhonda Martin
- Michael Zegen .... Garcin
- Basil Hoffman .... Don Poates
- Ryan Woodle .... Lucas Carnes
- John Magaro .... Charles Murphy
- Michele Durrett .... Rebecca Matheson
- Jenna Lamia .... Diane Carnes
- Ian Kahn .... Vick Brenner
- Kevin DeCoste .... Malcolm
- Frank Ridley .... Detective Starrs
- Patrick Canty .... Officer Wilson
- Donald Warnock .... Doctor Y
- Evelina Oboza .... Deborah Burns
- Allyssa Maurice .... Suzanne Weller
- Sal Lizard .... Santa
- Sam Oz Stone .... Walter
- Kevin Robertson .... Wendel James Matheson
- Mark S Cartier .... Martin Teague
- Sam Blumenfeld .... Timothy
- Richard Matheson .... Author: Button, Button
- Richard Kelly .... Screenwriter
- Richard Kelly .... Director
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Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
The first problem with The box is that James Marsden looks a lot like a mate of mine, James Robey, so every time he was on screen I kept thinking about him.
The second problem with The box is that we've already been asked "What would you do for a million dollars?" and the answer was, "Root Robert Redford."
The third problem with The box is that we don't get enough clues to solve the mystery before Richard Kelly reveals all. If you shoot a gun in the third reel then you have to show it in the first reel. (Also, if you show a gun in the first reel then you have to shoot it in the third.)
The fourth problem with The box is that having made the perfect movie in Donnie Darko, Richard can only go downhill.
Mind you, the reproduction of the 70s is almost perfect (there's a file with an acronym on it that misses out the full stop after the last letter - this is a grammatical error that only began in the 00s, after people started growing up with internet URLs). This is a fun film with lots of twists that you can see with your partner for a challenging but not distressing night at the movies.
The thriller movie The box is directed by Richard Kelly and stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella.
Government security censorship classification
M (Mature themes and violence)
Surveillance time
115 minutes (1:55 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 29 October 2009
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