Movie: The Box (2009/I)
“Norma and Arthur Lewis, 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. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures”
- Director: Richard Kelly
- Release Date: 6 November 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: 116 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Mystery , Thriller
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images.
Tagline: You Are The Experiment
Trivia: On the commentary of Tony Scott’s Domino (2005), Richard Kelly outright dismissed shooting a 1970s period piece with a digital camera. But after seeing David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007/I), Kelly’s position quickly changed and he was quoted saying, “It can be done.”