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
Movie Info
Theatrical Release Date: 11/06/2009
Rating: PG-13
MPAA Reasons: for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images.
Run Time: 116 min.
Distributor(s): Warner Bros.
Director(s): Richard Kelly
Genre(s): Crime and Mystery
