Cinematic background from The Box 2009 - 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.

The Box

2009

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Directors:
Richard Kelly
Writers:
Richard Kelly, Richard Matheson
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Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman in a brown coat sitting next to a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing in the middle of a body of water; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A boy in a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – Two older men standing next to each other in front of a metal structure; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A group of people standing in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing on a staircase inside a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman standing in front of a door wearing a black dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman sitting in front of a man in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A young girl with blue eyes and a black jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman sitting in front of a computer desk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman sitting on a stool in a kitchen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man sitting at a table in front of a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman standing next to a man in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – Two men standing inside a large pipe in an industrial setting; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman standing in front of a bookshelf in a library; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person sitting in a chair wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing in front of a row of champagne flutes; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a suit and tie speaking into microphones in front of microphones; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a suit and tie with a mustache; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman sitting in front of a man in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman standing in front of a book shelf in a library; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a suit and tie sitting in front of an older woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman standing in a room with books on the floor; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man with long hair wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing in front of a glass window; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman and a boy standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man wearing a hat and a long coat walking down a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A young boy laying on the ground in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A group of people standing in front of a window; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man with his eyes closed and his hands in the air in front of a window; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a suit and tie standing in a library; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a suit and tie looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman is standing in front of some books in a library; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman laying on the ground with her hands on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man sitting at a dinner table with wine glasses; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A group of people standing in the dark; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a suit and tie in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing in front of a christmas tree; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A young man in a black vest and bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a brown jacket talking to another man in a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person wearing a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A large building with lights on the outside of the building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman with her hands clasped in front of her chest; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a suit and hat talking to another man in a suit and hat; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A group of people sitting at tables in a library; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man holding a $ 1 0 0 dollar bill in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – Two women are standing next to each other on a train; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a suit and tie holding a pencil; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a white shirt and a black neck tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man talking on a phone while wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A group of people sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man and a woman standing in front of an open window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An old man with a fake face and a book shelf in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman in a black shirt is holding her hand out; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a suit and tie sitting at a podium in front of microphones; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing at a podium in front of a group of people; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man is speaking at a podium in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a black jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man in a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A group of people standing in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A young man in a suit and tie is laying on a table; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man with long black hair wearing a black vest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A house in the snow at night with lights on; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman and a boy are hugging in front of a brick building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a white shirt and black tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman sitting in front of a man at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man sitting at a table in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman standing in front of a window with her arms outstretched; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman wearing glasses talking to another woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person wearing a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing in front of a bookshelf in a library; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man in a suit and tie sitting next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman sitting in front of a man in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man standing in front of a window looking out at the snow; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman in a brown coat is standing in the fog; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man in a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a white shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man sitting at a table in front of a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A person wearing a neck tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman and a boy standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman wearing glasses talking to another woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man wearing a suit and tie in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A man and a woman are sitting in a library; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – An older man in a suit and tie sitting at a table with an older woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Box” (2009), directed by Richard Kelly – A woman standing in front of an open door; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle