Stolen (2009)
"Stolen Lives" (original title)

A detective deals with the loss of his own son while trying to uncover the identity of a boy whose mummified remains are found in a box buried for fifty years.

Director:

Anders Anderson

Writer:

Glenn Taranto

Stars:

Jon Hamm, Josh Lucas, Rhona Mitra

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Hamm	...	Tom Adkins Sr.
Josh Lucas	...	Matthew Wakefield
Rhona Mitra	...	Barbara Adkins
James Van Der Beek	...	Diploma / Roggiani
Jessica Chastain	...	Sally Ann
Joanna Cassidy	...	Lea Adkins
Jimmy Bennett	...	John
Morena Baccarin	...	Rose Montgomery
Michael Cudlitz	...	Jonas
Andy Milder	...	William Daniels
Holt McCallany	...	Swede
Jude Ciccolella	...	Police Chief
Rick Gomez	...	Officer JJ
Marcus Thomas	...	Pete Dunne
Graham Phillips	...	Mark Wakefield

Storyline

A detective deals with the loss of his own son while trying to uncover the identity of a boy whose mummified remains are found in a box buried for fifty years.

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Plot Keywords:

small town sheriff | cemetery | voice over narration | diner | loss of child | 

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Taglines:

Secrets from the past don't stay buried.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a scene of sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Boy in the Box

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,391 (USA) (19 March 2010)

Gross:

$7,306 (USA) (2 April 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

2 Bridges Productions, A2 Entertainment Group, Boy in the Box

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jon Hamm's character, Tom Adkins, was named in honor of the writer's acting teacher, Jess Thomas Adkins, who best known for playing Carl the Trashman on Sesame Street.

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Goofs

We see the box being buried in concrete, yet when the box is being dug up it is just buried under earth.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Alice in Wonderland/Stolen/Brooklyn's Finest (2010)

User Reviews

Extremely underrated gem!

Do yourself a favor...watch this movie! Josh Lucas, John Hamm, and James Van Byke all give wonderfully superb performances in this dual plot story. The story of 2 fathers in different eras with the same issue, searching for his missing son is woven to perfection. An extremely pressing and reoccurring theme set the base for a beautifully sad story that occurs so often in so many places. The scripting was wonderful and the settings are so natural and not overpowering as many Hollywood films are. I'd kept this on my netflix queue for so long, I started to watch it three times before I fully committed. I was sorry I'd postponed it so long. Such a beautiful film with stellar performances. Watch watch!