The Box
2009 · 115 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 96,580 VOTES · DIR. Richard Kelly
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,097 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:08 [MACHINE HUMMING]
00:05:13 NORMA: My love embarrasses you? WALTER: Yes, it does.
00:09:18 Yes. Can you elaborate on the soil tests?
00:12:06 -Is that what you're gonna do? -Absolutely.
00:15:12 of 1 million dollars.
00:18:21 Jesus. I hope she sued this idiot.
00:22:00 What do you mean?
00:24:29 -Let's go home. -All right. I'll get our coats.
00:27:41 I can get another job.
00:31:29 [CLICKING]
00:35:35 Open the door.
00:39:58 NORMA: Congratulations. -Hi, Lana.
00:42:30 NORMA: Arthur, that's him.
00:46:33 No.
00:50:36 Okay.
00:54:43 in the history of mankind:
00:59:31 or what they will be doing.
01:02:24 -Call numbers? DICK: I want to put in a request...
01:11:57 Take my hand, Norma.
01:17:39 while the box that is your body inevitably withers, then dies...
01:22:47 It's too late for me, but you can still save yourself.
01:27:04 Not that we saw.
01:33:01 ARTHUR: Who? NORMA: Don't.
01:37:53 When you asked him about the afterlife, he smiled at us.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,097
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line01:37:53
Production Record
DirectorRichard Kelly
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$33,333,531
IMDb votes96,580