# The Box (2009)

> A suburban couple confronts an impossible button that turns sudden wealth into a test of conscience and human worth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13614

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Thriller, Science Fiction
- Director: Richard Kelly
- Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne, Sam Oz Stone, Gillian Jacobs, Celia Weston
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362478/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: paranoid, eerie, foreboding, late night viewing, cerebral thriller night

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