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The Box in the Basement

  • 2025
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Raymond Ritzau, Arianna Fox, and Kathy Sanders in The Box in the Basement (2025)
Avery's life sucks. Then she finds a mysterious box in the basement that gives the ability to transport her to her future, but if she does, she cannot return. Skip life, or make life better? Will she make the right choice?
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Avery's life sucks. She finds a box in the basement that gives a choice to transport her to her future. If she does, she can't return. Will she make the right choice?Avery's life sucks. She finds a box in the basement that gives a choice to transport her to her future. If she does, she can't return. Will she make the right choice?Avery's life sucks. She finds a box in the basement that gives a choice to transport her to her future. If she does, she can't return. Will she make the right choice?

  • Director
    • Mike Fox
  • Stars
    • Arianna Fox
    • Kathy Sanders
    • TonyJones
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    52
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mike Fox
    • Stars
      • Arianna Fox
      • Kathy Sanders
      • TonyJones
    • 10User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Arianna Fox
    Arianna Fox
    • Avery
    • (credit only)
    Kathy Sanders
    Kathy Sanders
    • Rachel (Mother)
    TonyJones
    TonyJones
    • Homeless Man
    McKinley Stamper
    McKinley Stamper
    • School Kid
    Gary Tucker
    • Mr. Murphy (Teacher)
    Everlove Owusu
    • Restaurant Customer
    Nicole Biello
    Nicole Biello
    • Future Avery
    Emma Li
    Emma Li
    • Amy Chen (Avery's Best Friend)
    Kyleigh Filippone
    • School Student
    Mack Truban
    • School Kid
    • (as MacKenzie Truban)
    Raymond Ritzau
    Raymond Ritzau
    • Robert (Father…
    Lynden Prosser
    • Restaurant Customer
    Spencer Wattay
    • Aiden (Avery's Brother)
    Paige Fairbanks
    • Class Student
    J.C. Lynn
    • School Student
    Paola Guzman
    Meila Price
    • School Student
    Jesus Celeste Guzman
    Jesus Celeste Guzman
    • Miss Flores
    • Director
      • Mike Fox
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    10DeziGibson

    Good watch!

    I love how though the main character is a child the message reaches people of all ages. The power of choice, perspective, family, friendship, kindness, believing in yourself. This film has so many takeaways and the story line is a journey within itself. The camera work, sound and effects were great. What was most interesting to me is the backstory. The film started out as a short project but grew to a feature length film! The actors did great work! Lots of talent and even a few laughs. The ending was definitely not what I would have guessed! I thoroughly enjoyed and I think you all will as well!
    10augustinchiper

    Good storyline, good script, educative

    I enjoyed this film because it has a different perspective to look into family relationships and following it's action, you can get a new vision, useful in daily life.

    Movies fall in different categories and we cannot say "This movie is better than the other" but is more useful to look at the message itself, promoted by every film.

    Every movie is based on an initial ideea. This one has an educational and motivational purpose and it's not an "action style IronMan type action packed " film, but falls into more of educational and motivational stylle, inspired by real life.

    However it does have its own good rhythm, suspense and it triggers Curiosity and Imagination at a better level than say "Guardians of the Galaxy", because here tgere is a family story and this is closer to real life, rather than some fake colored animals with wings and superpowers, that they eventually save the Earth. Lol.

    The Box in The Basement is addressing intellectuals - that are able to understand psychology and also human relationships- also to everyone that understands this human relationships.

    I strongly believe that a good film has a good ideea as its base, a realistic storyline, rather than just a simple action with colored fakebirds that can speak English.

    Congratulations to the crew that made this film possible, for their efforts that they obviously put in it!

    Is obvious that Mike Fox , the creator of this film, is a passionate and skilled person that he orchestrated its production out of his personal life experience and he wanted to bring to life a story with Meanings.

    Making of a film at this level its a huge effort, impossible for many of us, especially when you are trying to bring to attention real life experiences and valuable ideeas.

    I believe there is a reason for why The Box in The Basement has already won many Film Awards.
    10ariannafox

    Amazingly Inspiring Movie

    This movie is everything you'd want a family movie to be: heartwarming, emotional, inspiring, and endearing. It has moments that will make you laugh, that will make you want to cry, and that will leave you wondering what will happen next. The actors are phenomenally natural, the cinematography is ambient and dramatic in all the best ways, the music is perfectly fitting for each scene, the dialogue shows so well the tension and resolve that the characters go through, and the message is wholesome and relevant to the struggles of so many people-young and old alike.

    This is a clean movie for the whole family, and a movie that will inspire you that-just like Avery's-your future is what you make it. Will it be one of dispair, or one of hope? Choose wisely.
    10liorabelongstoyah

    A Warriors Choice, Inspiring Movie

    This is definitely a family movie with a good dialogue, and its clean. I see myself in Avery, when I was young, different, not always fitting in, and dealing with abuse doesn't help, BUT we are not all meant to fit in with the crowds, I have found in life, that those that are different & unique they are warriors, and fighters, on the inside, it just takes a little time for the warriors to arise in them. We find ourselves having to make tough choices and sacrifices in life daily, as Avery did, making the right choices, will aid in achieving Greatness as I trust Avery will make the right choice! I recommend this movie for young, and old. Job well done!!
    admiraladama

    Unspoilerable.

    It's like a group of high schoolers watched Neil Breen's 5 Feature Film Retrospective, and were inspired to make a movie of their own. Awesome! Wasn't "Twisted Pair" fun too?

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    • Release date
      • July 20, 2025 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • The Box in the Basement Website
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • Crystal Fox Films
      • Crystal Fox Films
      • Splash Designworks
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      • $50,000 (estimated)
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      • 1h 28m(88 min)

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