
The Box (2009)
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Release Date: Nov 6, 2009
Studio: Warner Bros.
Synopsis: 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 (CAMERON DIAZ) is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur (JAMES MARSDEN), 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 (FRANK LANGELLA) and presents them with a life-altering proposition: the box. With only 24 hours to make their choice, Norma and Arthur face a momentous moral dilemma. They soon discover that the ramifications of this decision are beyond their control and extend far beyond their own fortune and fate. “The Box” is based upon the classic short story “Button, Button” by Richard Matheson. It was written for the screen and directed by Richard Kelly, whose 2001 sci-fi mystery thriller “Donnie Darko,” a cult classic, earned a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the Sundance Film Festival. “Donnie Darko” went on to screen at film festivals around the world and brought Kelly Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay. “The Box” stars Cameron Diaz (“The Holiday”), James Marsden (“X-Men: The Last Stand”), Oscar® nominee Frank Langella (“Frost/Nixon”), James Rebhorn (“The International”) and Holmes Osborne (television’s “Invasion.”)
MPAA Rating: THIS FILM IS RATED PG-13 FOR THEMATIC ELEMENTS, SOME VIOLENCE AND DISTURBING IMAGES.
Actors (17 Actors)

Cameron Diaz
Gofobo Fans: 1
Photos: 111
Movie: What Happens in Vegas, The Box, The Mask, The Last Supper, She's the One, Feeling Minnesota, My Best Friend's Wedding, A Life Less Ordinary, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, There's Something About Mary, Very Bad Things, Being John Malkovich, Any Given Sunday, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, Any Given Sunday, Charlie's Angels, The Invisible Circus, Gangs of New York, Vanilla Sky, Slackers, The Sweetest Thing, The Sweetest Thing, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, In Her Shoes, Best and the Brightest, Mask, The Holiday, What Happens in Vegas, My Sister's Keeper, Knight and Day

James Marsden
Gofobo Fans: 4
Photos: 31
Movie: 27 Dresses, The Box, Bella Mafia, Disturbing Behavior, Interstate 60, X-Men, Gossip, Sugar & Spice, X2: X-Men United, The Notebook, X-Men 2, The 24th Day, Heights, Superman Returns, X-Men: The Last Stand, 10th and Wolf, Hairspray, Enchanted, Sex Drive, Sex Drive, X-Men 3, Death at a Funeral, Intrigas, Superman Returns: An IMAX 3D Experience

Frank Langella
Gofobo Fans: 2
Photos: 28
Movie: The Box, Those Lips, Those Eyes, Sphinx, The Deadly Trap, Diary of a Mad Housewife, The Wrath of God, The Mark of Zorro, Dracula, The Twelve Chairs, And God Created Woman, Brainscan, Junior, I'm Losing You, The Ninth Gate, Stardom, Sweet November, House of D, Good Night, and Good Luck., Superman Returns, Starting Out in the Evening, Frost/Nixon, The Novice, Crossroads, 15 Moments, The Caller, Doce Novembro, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Superman Returns: An IMAX 3D Experience

James Rebhorn
Photos: 3
Movie: The Box, Meet the Parents, He Knows You're Alone, Sessions, Silkwood, Dead and Alive, Lorenzo's Oil, Scent of a Woman, Carlito's Way, Blank Check, Guarding Tess, In the Line of Duty: Mob Justice, Up Close & Personal, Independence Day, My Fellow Americans, A Bright Shining Lie, All of It, Snow Falling on Cedars, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Marriage Material, Scotland, Pa., The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Far From Heaven, Head of State, Cold Mountain, The Last Shot, Vacuums, Stealing Bess, How to Eat Fried Worms, All Of It, Pluto Nash, Independence Day, Baby Mama, The International, Anamorph, Spinning Into Butter, An American Affair, Meus Queridos Presidentes, Don McKay

Holmes Osborne
Movie: The Box, Affliction, The Mod Squad, Election, Crazy in Alabama, The Deep End, Donnie Darko, Waking Up in Reno, The Quiet American, Identity, Donnie Darko, Southland Tales, Loucos do Alabama, Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut, Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut, Meet Bill, Bill, All About Steve







lazydaizy52 2 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Worst movie ever made!
Windsong 2 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Good action but felt long
manduurs 3 months ago (Hide)(Show)
:D
Moshaja 3 months, 2 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
this movie was good...i just wished that the ending didnt end the way it did.
pas2303 3 months, 2 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
good beginning....then way too out there.
willimar 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Entertainment, a little odd.
hcrumb77 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
I knew this movie was based off of the twilight zone episode called "the button". They could have made this movie much better than it, and possibly open it up to a sequel but it fell flat. There was no character development, there was no real plot, nothing made any sense, and there was no closure to the movie. You left confused. I appreciate that it was a free screening because I would have been u...more
wagner 3 months, 3 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Worst movie of the year!
Mack 3 months, 4 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
I did't like it very much.
reenie46 3 months, 4 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
did not like this movie at all
jmonopoli 3 months, 4 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
Liked the local scenes shot in Virginia. Plot was tough to follow in spots but I'm not a big science fiction fan. Casting was good.
dionnefalconer 3 months, 4 weeks ago (Hide)(Show)
I really enjoyed the movie and feel honored to have received the tickets. Thanks again. It was also great seeing Cameron Diaz.
ladue 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Worst movie of the year!
DaHalloweenBaby 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
I loved the scene where shes says "Are we ever going to get out of Richmond?" since its where I currently am.
guster 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Started out OK but I didn't like the direction the movie took. Disappointing.
vababy84 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Movie was somewhat disappointing ~ I suppose the trailers promoting it carried most of the good scenes.
amymarie 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
For me I feel that Cameron Diaz was a bad cast for this film. I thought the whole plot was badly done. I did not like this movie at all.
moneysez 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Talk about a movie with a moral!
tjflemings 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Mr. Stewarts first and second appearance at the family's house are awesome scenes as are most of the scenes in the library.
hispoo 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
The whole entire movie was intriguing.
PMBtour 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
I really liked the movie. I was drawn into it. I keep wondering where the movie was going. (In a good way)
I kept thinking what's going to happen next.
It had the Twilight Zone / The Shining feel to it.
I loved every minute of it.
Well, except Cameron's accent. Richmond is neutral. Her regular voice would have sounded exactly like someone from Richmond.
absolutshelley 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
Very disappointing - just didnt get into the story - but I loved the cast. Frank Langella is definitely one of my favorites!
djflynn 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
James Marsden did a great job of acting, and he is easy on the eyes! While watching it, I thought he deserved an Academy Award nomination. Not so Cameron Diaz. The story is interesting, however the movie was rather "preatchy." Horror films are not particularly my type of movie.
pam59 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
good but strange movie
mcannem 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
I did not understand the concept of this movie. There was many flaws from the beginning: based in the 70's, the strong southern accent, and the reception/wedding ( if I had just gone through all of that, why would I want to go to party?) There was to much going on at once. I did however like the scenes of Richmond which was the only plus.
ladue 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
I did not like it.
afreund1 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
i loved it. I could not guess what would happen next (unlike most movies) it was unusual and gripping. I also though it kept to the original style of show it was based on.*** warning*** everyone with me hated the movie and that was 5 other people.
spot70 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
A little drawn out
unclerusty47 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
i liked win are we going to leave richmond
prittyc 4 months ago (Hide)(Show)
DID NOT LIKE AT ALL....SEEMED TO BE VERY AGAINST WOMEN. DID NOT LIKE