The Box

The Box (2009)

Genres - Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Science Fiction, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller Film  |   Release Date - Oct 29, 2009  |   Run Time - 115 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - PG-13
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Description by Wikipedia

The Box is a 2009 American science-fiction thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly, who also serves as a co-producer. It is based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson, which was previously adapted into an episode of The Twilight Zone. The film stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple who receive a box from a mysterious man who offers them one million dollars if they press the button sealed within the dome on top of the box but tells them that once the button has been pushed, someone they do not know will die.

Movie Info

Budget

$30,000,000

Box Office

$33,334,176

Tags

Alien, Box, Decision, Donnie Darko, Experiment, Gift, Homicide, Key, Literary, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Money, Murder, Ronnie Barker, Sacrifice, Scientist, Space/Aliens, Supernatural/Monsters, Test, Violence

Attributes

Based On: Button, Button
Narrative Location: Virginia
Subject: altruism, egoism, selection, test

Alternate Titles

A Caixa
BR
A doboz
HU
Chiếc Hộp Kì Bí
VN
Cutia
RO
Deže
LT
Kaste
LV
Kutija
HR, RS
Kutu
TR
La boîte
CA
La caja
MX, ES
La caja mortal
AR, CL
Laatikko
FI
Laegas
EE
Presente de Morte
PT
Skatla
SI
The Box
AU, CA, FR, DE, IN, IL, IT, NL, PH, ZA, SE, GB, US
The box
ES
The Box - C'è un regalo per te...
IT
The Box - Du bist das Experiment
DE
The Box. Pułapka
PL
To kouti
GR
Το Κουτί
GR
Кутията
BG
Посилка
UA
Посылка
RU
百萬殺人實驗
TW
運命のボタン
JP