The Box

The Box is a 2009 American science-fiction thriller film written, produced, and directed by Richard Kelly, and starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella. It is based on the 1970 short story "Button Button" by Richard Matheson. The film follows a couple receive a box from a mysterious man (Langella) who offers them one million dollars if they press the button sealed within the dome on top of the box but tells them, once the button is pushed, someone they don't know will die.