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Based upon the short story "Button, button" by Richard Matheson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne.
Norma and Arthur Lewis are a suburban couple with a young child. After Arthur losses his job, they receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. Arlington Steward is a mysterious stranger who delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, by pressing this button it will simultaneously cause the death of another person somewhere in the world, someone they don't know. With 24 hours to decide, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Contents: Button, button.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
not what it seemed to be
submitted by hathaway1066 on August 9, 2013, 11:26pm
This movie wasn't what I thought--but, though a bit slow to start, and flawed a bit in some other ways--it kind of got a second wind and grabbed my interest towards the end.
Also--it's based on a short story by Richard Matheson, if I'm remembering correctly. I'd never heard of him but when they listed some of the movies that have been based on his stories/novels I was impressed. That added a lot to my sense of this being a worthy movie.
thrilling submitted by Jackie77 on August 25, 2015, 2:10am This was a strange but good movie. Suspenseful. Nice seeing cameron in a role other than comedian.
Good submitted by hollieesper121573 on August 20, 2016, 11:22pm It was a good movie but a little weird. Need to watch close or it could lose you
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English, Spanish or French dialogue; English, Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010]
Year Published: 2010
Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1419873857
9781419873850
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
McKittrick, Sean.
Kelly, Richard, 1975-
Lin, Dan.
Diaz, Cameron.
Marsden, James, 1973-
Langella, Frank.
Rebhorn, James, 1948-
Osborne, Holmes, 1952-
Butler, Win.
Chassagne, Régine.
Final Fantasy (Musician)
Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Radar Pictures.
Media Rights Capital (Firm)
Darko Entertainment (Firm)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Ethics -- Drama.
Married people -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Wooden boxes -- Drama.
Dilemma -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Science fiction films.
Horror films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.