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Mood:
- SuspensefulMind BendingScary
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Plot:
- Human NatureMoral DilemmaPsychologicalMind and SoulMysterious CharacterCouple RelationsConspiraciesSuburban Life more...
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Genres:
- MysteryThrillerSci-Fi
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century70s
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Place:
- USAVirginiaSuburbs
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Based on:
- Based on Short Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousSemi Fantastic
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Flag:
- Violent Content
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The Box, 2009
English
USA
Profile of The Box
The Box can be described as mind bending, suspenseful, and scary. The plot revolves around a moral dilemma, human nature, and psychological motives. The main genres are thriller, mystery, and sci-fi. In approach, The Box is serious. It is set, at least in part, in the suburbs. It is located in Virginia. The Box takes place in the 20th century. It is derived from a short story. Note that it involves violent content.
Summary of The Box
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.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 6 November 2009 |
| Runtime: | 115 min |
Cast and Crew
as Norma Lewis
as Arthur Lewis
as Arlington Steward
as Norm Cahill
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Users Reviews
- 03.February.2012
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- by: zensunni
- zensunni rated this movie7/10Good
- 19.October.2011
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- by: Steven
- Steven rated this movie5/10So-so
