A Thousand Words (2012)
“He only has 1000 words left to discover what matters the most.”
Movie20121h 31mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 1,448 ratings.
Movie review: A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words is a film from 2012. It is catalogued under Drama, Comedy, Fantasy. Its listed tagline is “He only has 1000 words left to discover what matters the most.”
Story
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.1/10 based on 1,448 votes.
Production
Release date: March 7, 2012 · Runtime: 91 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $40,000,000 · Reported revenue: $22,044,277
Official trailer
Cast
Eddie Murphy
Kerry Washington
Cliff Curtis
Clark Duke
Allison Janney
Ruby Dee
Alain Chabat
Jill Basey
Greg Collins
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