The Box( 2009)

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All you have to do is push the button.

Overview

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.

Top Billed Cast

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
Lisa K. Wyatt
Rhonda Martin
Mark S. Cartier
Martin Teague
Kevin Robertson
Wendell Matheson
Michele Durrett
Rebecca Matheson
Ian Kahn
Vick Brenner
John Magaro
Charles
Ryan Woodle
Jeffrey Carnes
Basil Hoffman
Don Poates
Robert Harvey
NASA Executive
Gentry Lee
Chief Engineer
Andrew Levitas
Black Op
Gabriel Field
Waiter
Frank Ridley
Detective Starrs
Daniel Stewart Sherman
Police Officer #1
Matthew C. Flynn
Police Officer #2
Patrick Canty
Police Officer #3
Sam Blumenfeld
Timothy
Kevin DeCoste
Malcolm
Mary Klug
Female Neighbor
Allyssa Brooke
Suzanne Weller
Danielle Heaton
Estelle
Michael Zegen
Garcin
Rachael Hunt
Inez
Cheryl McMahon
Female 911 Operator
Evelina Turen
Deborah Burns
Bill Buell
Dr. Earl Stupe
Paul Marini
Santa Claus
Donald Warnock
Doctor Y
W. Kirk Avery
Doctor Z
Donald John Hewitt
Employee
Floyd Richardson
Employee
David R. McDonough
Employee
Rick L'Heureux
Chase Employee
Nick Cairis
Chase Employee
Robert Denton
Chase Employee
Paul Locke
Chase Employee
Danny DeMiller
Chase Employee
Jenna Lamia
Diane Carnes (voice)
Winstead Barnes
NASA Executive (uncredited)
Greg Berney
Drama Class Kid (uncredited)
Jodie Brunelle
911 Operator (uncredited)
Danny Carney
Soldier (uncredited)
Danny Connelly
Library Employee (uncredited)
William Conrad
Self (voice) (uncredited)
John Curie
Nosey Neighbor's Grandson (uncredited)
John E. Daniel
Reporter (uncredited)
Paige Flannery
Student (uncredited)
Keith Fluker
Military Officer (uncredited)
Steve Flynn
Guest at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
John Franchi
Lurker (uncredited)
Jay Gates
Reporter (uncredited)
Patrick Mel Hayes
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Benjamin Healy
Bartender (uncredited)
Mark Hetherington
Homeless Library Patron (uncredited)
Steven Howitt
NASA Scientist (uncredited)
Jessica Knight
NASA Employee (uncredited)
Jon Korzeniowski
State Trooper (uncredited)
Sal Lizard
Santa Claus (uncredited)
Tina Mann
NASA Scientist (uncredited)
CJ McBath
Photographer (uncredited)
Alex Milne
Child at Bus Stop (uncredited)
Jason Mulcahy
Edgy & Hip Family Guest (uncredited)
Roxanne Nichols
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ed O'Keefe
Norma's Abductor (uncredited)
Richard Pacheco
Joel Reidy (uncredited)
Greg Paul
NASA Engineer (uncredited)
Dan Perrault
The Valet (uncredited)
Drew Rose
Groomsman (uncredited)
Mustafa Speaks
Employee (uncredited)
Vyvian B. Stevens
Brainwashed Follower (uncredited)
Franz Strassmann
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
David Struffolino
NASA Rocket Scientist (uncredited)
Marc Vos
Banquet Waiter (uncredited)
Jamie Christopher White
Hotel Follower (uncredited)
Deborah Rush
Clymene Steward

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sun May 31 2015

If you push the button, two things will happen. The best quote I ever saw as regards Richard Kelly's The Box, was that it is a Marmite movie. Marmite is a food substance that people either love or hate, The Box is a Marmite movie. Cameron Diaz and James Marsden star as a couple who are visited by a mysterious stranger (Frank Langella) who has a bizarre offer. The Box now in the couple's possession has a button (Langella's mysterious Arlington Steward informs them it's called the Button Unit), they are told that if they push the button then a complete stranger will die, they will then rec...