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Release Date:
13 February 2009 (USA) moreTagline:
They control your money. They control your government. They control your life. And everybody pays. morePlot:
An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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5 Movie Clips from Writer/Director Richard Kelly’s The Box (From Collider.com. 30 October 2009, 10:31 PM, PDT)
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Great mystery/investigative thriller, beautifully shot by Tom Tykwer more (139 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Clive Owen | ... | Louis Salinger | |
| Naomi Watts | ... | Eleanor Whitman | |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | Wilhelm Wexler | |
| Ulrich Thomsen | ... | Jonas Skarssen | |
| Brian F. O'Byrne | ... | The Consultant | |
| Michel Voletti | ... | Viktor Haas | |
| Patrick Baladi | ... | Martin White | |
| Jay Villiers | ... | Francis Ehames | |
| Fabrice Scott | ... | Nicholai Yeshinski | |
| Haluk Bilginer | ... | Ahmet Sunay | |
| Luca Barbareschi | ... | Umberto Calvini (as Luca Giorgio Barbareschi) | |
| Alessandro Fabrizi | ... | Inspector Alberto Cerutti | |
| Felix Solis | ... | Detective Iggy Ornelas | |
| Jack McGee | ... | Detective Bernie Ward | |
| Nilaja Sun | ... | Detective Gloria Hubbard |
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Rated R for some sequences of violence and language.Parents Guide:
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118 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #44264) | Germany:16 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Japan:PG-12 | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG (edited version) | India:A (cinema release) | Mexico:B15 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Peru:14Fun Stuff
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An explosive shootout scene takes place inside New York's famous Guggenheim Museum, in which the museum appears to take severe damage. To film the scene, the film's production team used the Guggenheim's original blueprints to build a full-size replica of its interior in an old abandoned locomotive warehouse. Construction of the replica took 4 months. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the scene on the roof-top "path" in Turkey where Louis Salinger is chasing Jonas Skarssen, and Skarssen reaches the point where the path has become damaged and inaccessible, he turns to face Salinger, firstly his Right Hand shirt collar is out over his lapel on his suit jacket, when the camera cuts back to Skarssen, the shirt collar is now neatly under the jacket lapel. moreSoundtrack:
Wir Setzen Uns Mit Traenen Nieder moreFAQ
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I'm a fan of German director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run, The Princess And The Warrior, Heaven, Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer). The story seemed like a different direction for him, so this was a must see for me.
First, the only problem I had with the film is the screenplay, some contrived lines, especially in the third act, stick out. The dialogue really tries to force the theme down the viewers throat. Other than that, everything else was top notch. The way the story is set up and fleshed out was engrossing to me. I like a film that lets the viewer figure it out for themselves. It's got a classic mystery set up, where the viewer is in the shoes of the protagonist, we get to figure it out along with him as he unravels it.
Clive Owen and Naomi Watts were decent, but not really stretching there acting legs here. The cinematography and locations were beautiful, filmed in a neo-noirish blue/grey color palette with lots of wide angle shots of the characters dwarfed by the urban architecture. The shootout was very well done and more realistic and grittier than the usual action set piece.
It actually reminded me of a Michael Mann film.