The Box (2009) [PG-13]

Release Date:
October 29, 2009

Original Title:
The Box

Alternate Titles:
La caja
La caja mortal
Laegas

Genres:
Science Fiction | Thriller

Production Companies:
Darko Entertainment
MRC
Radar Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: +13  AU: M  BR: 14  CA: PG  DE: 16  ES: 12  FR: U  GB: 12A  IE: 15A  IT: T  JP: G  KR: 15  MX: B  NL: 16  PT: M/12  SE: 11  TR: 13+  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 115

All you have to do is push the button.

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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