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The Box

2021Movie1 h 32 min

Drama
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Metacritic81–Rotten Tomatoes92%85%
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Metacritic81–Rotten Tomatoes92%85%

Summary

A young boy on a mission to collect what he believes to be his father’s remains gets sucked into the underbelly of the migrant industry in Mexico.

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  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

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  • Breaks your heart.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Keeps you on edge.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Aliens Are Bastardsin 362 titlesThe reason they were given the box?Sadistic Choicein 1,237 titlesThe obvious first one is bad enough—miss out on $1 million (and it's clearly shown they're not in good shape financially) or be responsible for someone's death.All 29 tropes

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