The Box

Release Date:
Nov 06, 2009
Rated:
thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images
Runtime:
1 hr. 54 min.
Genres:
Thriller
Director:
Richard Kelly
Cast:
Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne. Full cast + crew

On DVD: Released Feb. 23, 2010

On Blu-ray: Released Feb. 23, 2010

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Screen siren Cameron Diaz and former X-Man James Marsden star in the supernatural horror picture The Box (2008), directed by Donnie Darko cult fave Richard Kelly. The film's premise involves a strange and ominous box granted to a young couple by a mysterious stranger (Frank Langella). They are informed that pressing various buttons on the box will grant them riches while killing a person unknown to them in the process. Executive produced by Ted Hamm, the film was adapted by Kelly from Richard Matheson's 1970 short story Button, Button. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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