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A Thousand Words (2012)

PG-13 · 2012-03-07 · 1h 31m · EN
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He only has 1000 words left to discover what matters the most.

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.

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Steve KorenWriterBrian RobbinsDirector
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$40M
Box office
$22M

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Eddie MurphyEddie MurphyJack McCallKerry WashingtonKerry WashingtonCaroline McCallCliff CurtisCliff CurtisDr. SinjaClark DukeClark DukeAaron WisebergerAllison JanneyAllison JanneySamantha DavisEmanuel RagsdaleEmanuel RagsdaleTyler McCallJill BaseyJill BaseyWoman in StarbucksGreg CollinsGreg CollinsConstruction WorkerRobert LeQuangRobert LeQuangStarbucks CustomerMichael G. WilkinsonMichael G. WilkinsonStarbucks CustomerLyndsey NelsonLyndsey NelsonStarbucks CustomerMichael Cody GilbertMichael Cody GilbertStarbucks Customer

Keywords

LiarLiterary agent

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityLiar · Literary AgentDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference83131Actor preference21391 · 23616 · 6472Country preferenceUs

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What is A Thousand Words about?

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.

How long is A Thousand Words?

A Thousand Words has a runtime of 91 minutes.

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