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Release Date:
6 November 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
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Plot:
A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know. full summary | full synopsis
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 4:15 PM, PST)
Film oracle CinemaScore spells doom for The Box
(From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 4:21 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 4:15 PM, PST)
Film oracle CinemaScore spells doom for The Box
(From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 4:21 PM, PST)
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US Showtimes:
| Beverly Center Cinemas | 12:45pm | 3:45 | 6:45 | 9:45 | (personalize) more |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cameron Diaz | ... | Norma Lewis | |
| James Marsden | ... | Arthur Lewis | |
| Frank Langella | ... | Arlington Steward | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Norm Cahill | |
| Holmes Osborne | ... | Dick Burns | |
| Sam Oz Stone | ... | Walter Lewis | |
| Gillian Jacobs | ... | Dana | |
| Celia Weston | ... | Lana Burns | |
| Deborah Rush | ... | Clymene Steward | |
| Lisa K. Wyatt | ... | Rhonda Martin | |
| Mark S. Cartier | ... | Martin Teague (as Mark Cartier) | |
| Kevin Robertson | ... | Wendel Matheson | |
| Michele Durrett | ... | Rebecca Matheson (as Michele Durett) | |
| Ian Kahn | ... | Vick Brenner | |
| John Magaro | ... | Charles |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images.
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115 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #44919) |
Finland:K-13 |
UK:12A |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
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This marks the first feature-length film scored by members of the Canadian band Arcade Fire (Win Butler, Régine Chassagne and Owen Pallett)
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Miscellaneous: Near the end of the film when Walter is locked in the bathroom, Arthur ('James Marsden') can't get in because the lock is on the inside of the door. Later, when he camera draws out to a wider view, you can clearly see the lock on the outside of the door.
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Referenced in Moviemaking in Virginia: Take 3 (2008) (V)
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Bell Bottom Blues
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A box with a button provides a couple with the opportunity to be financially free, but the cost is the life of someone they've never met. This is a very tedious film to watch. Richard Kelly, who wrote and directed it, decided to make a film without any payoff. You are taken on a ride of slow build ups, one after the other with minor revelations at best. At certain moments, I thought to myself, this will have major significance at the end, but nothing does. The film just leaves one thinking, "This story could have been told in 30 minutes, without all the stretched out nonsense." I will hope you avoid this god-awful film and maintain your sanity by doing so.