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.
Directed by Richard Kelly
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husband wife relationship
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sacrifice
library
nasa
homicide
1970s
paranoia
stalker
decision
money
conspiracy
wedding
scientist
police officer
button
box
mysterious stranger
moral dilemma
christmas
nsa agent
richmond, virginia
Rank
#164 in 2009·#7262 overall
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.7 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
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
Lisa K. Wyatt
Rhonda Martin
Mark S. Cartier
Martin Teague
John Magaro
Charles
Ryan Woodle
Jeffrey Carnes
Crew
Richard Kelly
Director
Richard Kelly
Screenplay
Owen Pallett
Original Music Composer
Win Butler
Original Music Composer
Régine Chassagne
Original Music Composer
Steven Poster
Director of Photography
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Sean McKittrick
Producer
Dan Lin
Producer
Richard Kelly
Producer
Richard Matheson
Original Story
Venus Kanani
Casting
Popular Reviews
144 reviews
Leo FloresPRO
9.0★ · 04/05/26
Don’t let Mr. Beast see this movie PLEASE
Don’t let Mr. Beast see this movie PLEASE
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Lalao
6.0★ · 05/15/26
Wtf ? C’est quoi le lien d’âme entre les aliens et l’eau pls j’ai besoin de savoir
Wtf ? C’est quoi le lien d’âme entre les aliens et l’eau pls j’ai besoin de savoir
Ari
7.0★ · 03/30/26
"You gave me a glimpse of the afterlife, didn’t you? Because this is purgatory."
"You gave me a glimpse of the afterlife, didn’t you? Because this is purgatory."