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The Box (2009)

Directed by Richard Kelly · Cinematography by Steven Poster

PG-13115 min62 frames

ThrillerScience Fiction

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The Box (2009) movie still: wide — A NASA press conference at Langley Research Center features scientists seated behind tables. A large screen…The Box (2009) movie still: medium — A dimly lit assembly hall filled with students and adults seated in rows. People in period-appropriate attire…The Box (2009) movie still: wide — An industrial wind tunnel features massive curved concrete walls and a glowing circular light fixture. Three men…The Box (2009) movie still: medium — A living room features distinctive 1970s geometric wallpaper and a large paneled window. An elderly man in a…The Box (2009) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with framed pictures on the wall and festive bokeh lights. A woman in a dark patterned blouse…The Box (2009) movie still: medium — A residential hallway with white panelled doors and off-white walls. A woman in a black dress stands in the…The Box (2009) movie still: medium — An older man stands outside a house looking through a large glass window. A gingerbread house and several glass…The Box (2009) movie still: wide — A quiet, grand room with rows of wooden study tables and green lamps. Many people are seated at the desks,…The Box (2009) movie still: medium — Two men stand on an elevated iron structure during a clear sunset. They face each other, positioned against the…The Box (2009) movie still: fullbody — A dark, wood-paneled room features a checkered marble floor and a central window with blinds. A woman in a…The Box (2009) movie still: wide — A spacious, dimly lit formal hall features a checkered floor and dark wood paneling. Three large, translucent…The Box (2009) movie still: medium — A long institutional hallway with light green brick walls is shown. Two men sit in a white NASA golf cart…The Box (2009) movie still: medium — A dimly lit production booth contains a long wooden desk with sound equipment. Two women sit facing each other…The Box (2009) movie still: closeup — A wooden box containing a large red button under a glass dome sits in focus. In the blurred background, a…The Box (2009) movie still: fullbody — A man dressed as Santa Claus stands in the middle of a dark road. Snow patches border the dark asphalt under…The Box (2009) movie still: wide — A wide-angle perspective within a large NASA industrial facility captured by a convex mirror. Multiple employees…
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What is The Box about?

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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What does the cinematography of The Box look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of The Box leans on medium shots (45% of the sample) and wide compositions (31%). Cinematographer Steven Poster keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 40% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of The Box?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Box (2009) are #30302e, #51514b, #121213, #d3d2cb, #92938e, #f2f3f1 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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