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.

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Dialogue Timeline — 1,097 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:08 [MACHINE HUMMING]
00:05:16 What if I give my big strong Walter a big hug and a kiss...
00:09:28 methane, hydrogen and oxygen...
00:12:19 Merry Christmas.
00:15:41 to present to you this crisp 10O-dollar bill as a gift...
00:18:49 The Astronaut Corps?
00:22:31 Okay, St. Charles Place.
00:25:35 If we pushed the button right now, there's no way he'd even know.
00:28:35 Norma, how the hell is he gonna know if we even call anyone?
00:32:40 [GIRL SCREAMING]
00:36:47 DICK: Really?
00:40:44 And it being the holiday season, we thought it'd be a good idea to have a--
00:44:02 He helped design the camera.
00:48:07 I see your husband has contacted the police about my vehicle.
00:52:20 Soon you'll be blinded by it.
00:57:34 Hello.
01:01:01 we don't take for granted that you are all right?
01:10:18 Right.
01:15:45 Soon after, we realized he was...
01:20:20 [SCOTT WALKER'S "WHEN JOANNA LOVED ME" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]
01:25:53 CARNES: So did you push the button or was it your wife?
01:31:53 it will be placed into an interest-bearing account...
01:36:01 I can't.
28:00:00 in a split second.

Cast & Characters

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 Deborah Rush Clymene Steward Lisa K. Wyatt Rhonda Martin

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,097
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line28:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRichard Kelly
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$33,333,531
IMDb votes96,580