Black Box (2020)

2020
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100 mins
Trailer
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Part of the Blumhouse series of horror films for Prime Video. A single father struggling to remember the car accident... More

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Black Box (2020) | Ratings & Reviews

"While it never descends into the nightmare its premise threatens, Black Box is a solid thriller that benefits from strong performances and a screenplay packed with philosophical anguish."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

"The film ruminates on how virtuality infiltrates the deepest regions of our subconscious to reprogram the inner workings of the self."

Slant MagazineSlant Magazine

"Black Box won’t galvanize audiences like “Get Out” into rethinking the way society interacts with itself. But it’s just shrewd enough to question how we interact with ourselves."

IndieWireIndieWire

"Black Box is a little wobbly in balancing its science-fiction logic and some wholesale horror thrills, but to the credit of debut director Osei-Kuffour Jr., both genre elements have their place."

RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.com

"It also brings some devilish ingenuity to its variations on “Memento” and other “who am I?” thrillers. And it adds to that something more rare: a genuine emotional potency."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"The confident storytelling keeps you watching, as well as strong performances from Mamoudou Athie as a widowed amnesiac and Phylicia Rashad as a brilliant brain specialist playing God."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"The creepy memories brought on by tampering with science angle is nifty in a 1950s sci-fi throwback sort of way, but while Osei-Kuffour Jr. is able to conjure up more than a few disturbing moments Black Box loses steam rather quickly."

Slash FilmSlash Film

"Makes you wonder if Blumhouse is using its TV arm as a dumping ground for concepts that don’t quite make the cinematic cut."

The GuardianThe Guardian

Black Box (2020) | Details

Runtime
100
Genre
Horror, Science Fiction
Country of origin
USA

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