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A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 42%, Metacritic 47/100.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes42%
Metacritic47/100
1,941 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard KellyDirector
- Richard KellyScreenplay
- Owen PallettOriginal Music Composer
- Win ButlerOriginal Music Composer
- Régine ChassagneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cameron DiazNorma Lewis
- James MarsdenArthur Lewis
- Frank LangellaArlington Steward
- James RebhornNorm Cahill
- Holmes OsborneDick Burns
- Sam Oz StoneWalter Lewis
- Gillian JacobsDana
- Celia WestonLana Burns
- Lisa K. WyattRhonda Martin
- Mark S. CartierMartin Teague
- Kevin RobertsonWendell Matheson
- Michele DurrettRebecca Matheson
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Themes
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