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Box, The (2009) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Box, The (2009) a score of 2.1458 out of 4

based on (60) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(24)

Good

(22)

Fair

(9)

Poor

(2)

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eFilmCritic

Richard Matheson's short story "Button, Button" has one of those neat, irresistible premises that Matheson, a frequent contributor to "The Twilight Zone," is famous for. A mysterious man brings you a box with a button on the top....read the complete Box, The (2009) review at eFilmCritic

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UGO (Jordan Hoffman)

Allow me to tell my war stories. In 2001 we had a movie theater behind a Cajun pizza parlor which ran midnight screenings of a film my friend Peter described as 2001: A Space Odyssey meets The Breakfast Club. That movie was Donnie Darko....read the complete Box, The (2009) review at UGO (Jordan Hoffman)

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New York Times (Manohla Dargis)

Richard Kelly, the writer and director of the much-loved "Donnie Darko" and much-loathed "Southland Tales," has a thing for the apocalypse....read the complete Box, The (2009) review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)

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Indie Movies Online

Barely containing herself, Kimberly Gadette parcels out the following question: This being his third film, how does Richard Kelly's The Box" shape up?...read the complete Box, The (2009) review at Indie Movies Online

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WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

I hope Cameron Diaz has been saving her money. A few more movies like this and she'll be knocking on Drew Barrymore's front door begging for a Charlie's Angels 3, and Drew will sneaking out the back to avoid her....read the complete Box, The (2009) review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)