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Release Date:
Friday, November 6, 2009 Nationwide
thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images
Plot: What's the story about?
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 is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur, 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 and presents Norma with a life-altering proposition: the box. With only 24 hours to make their choice, Norma and Arthur face an impossible moral dilemma. What they don't realize is that no matter what they decide, terrifying consequences will have already been set in motion. They soon discover that the ramifications of this decision are beyond their control and extend far beyond their own fortune and fate.
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Who stars in The Box: Cast List
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Who's making The Box: Crew List
A look at the The Box behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Richard Kelly last directed Southland Tales and Donnie Darko. The film's writer Richard Kelly last wrote Southland Tales and Domino.
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Production: What we know about The Box?
Key Facts
- Based upon the short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson. Matheson's story was previously adapted as an installment of the 1980s revival of the "Twilight Zone" franchise.
Filming Timeline
- 2009 - March: The film was set to Completed status.
The Box Release Date: When was the film released?
The Box was a Nationwide release in 2009 on Friday, November 6, 2009 in around 2,635 theaters. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Disney's A Christmas Carol, The Fourth Kind and The Men Who Stare at Goats.
The Box DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Box was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 .