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A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

6,1 /10 (1,400 Votes)
2012 EN 91 min

Overview

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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Release date

07/03/2012

Votes

1,400

Popularity

2.5

He only has 1000 words left to discover what matters the most.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

91 min

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$22,044,277

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Jack McCall

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Caroline McCall

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Dr. Sinja

Clark Duke

Clark Duke

Aaron Wiseberger

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Samantha Davis

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Emanuel Ragsdale

Tyler McCall

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Annie McCall

Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat

Christian Leger de la Touffe

Jill Basey

Jill Basey

Woman in Starbucks

Greg Collins

Greg Collins

Construction Worker

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Robert LeQuang

Starbucks Customer

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Michael G. Wilkinson

Starbucks Customer

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Lyndsey Nelson

Starbucks Customer

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Michael Cody Gilbert

Starbucks Customer

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Lou Saliba

Shrink

Edi Patterson

Edi Patterson

Young Female Agent

John Gatins

John Gatins

Valet

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Mitchell Fink

Male Agent

Tracy Mulholland

Tracy Mulholland

Young Student

Jack McBrayer

Jack McBrayer

Starbucks' Barista

John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

Blind Man

Leonard Earl Howze

Leonard Earl Howze

Orderly

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Bethany Dwyer

Mary

Sara Holden

Sara Holden

Hostess

Lennie Loftin

Lennie Loftin

Robert Gilmore

David Burke

David Burke

Gil Reed

Jeff Kahn

Jeff Kahn

Waiter

Matt Winston

Matt Winston

Kid Space Teacher

Philip Pavel

Philip Pavel

Overly Enthused Dad

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Raquel Bell

Kid Space Mom

Phil Reeves

Phil Reeves

Don Parker

Kamala Jones

Kamala Jones

Hotel Employee

Kaius Harrison

Kaius Harrison

Rotund Man

Brian Gallivan

Brian Gallivan

Tony

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Steven M. Gagnon

Ira

Katheryn Cain

Katheryn Cain

Katie

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Lauren Schuchman

Waitress

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Jane Bartelme

Nun

Darcy Rose Byrnes

Darcy Rose Byrnes

10 Year Old Girl

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Eshaya Draper

Young Jack

Sarah Scott Davis

Sarah Scott Davis

Young Annie

Floyd Levine

Floyd Levine

Man on Pier

Bunny Levine

Bunny Levine

Woman on Pier

Brian R. Norris

Brian R. Norris

Steven

Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter

Lila (uncredited)

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Emily A. Burton

Crying Student (as Emily Burton)

Kayla Blake

Kayla Blake

Emily

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Winston J. Rocha

Guadencio (as Winston Rocha)

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Thierry Segall

French Businessman

Daniel Hepner

Daniel Hepner

Sensitive Dad #1

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Daniel Saltos

Guadencio's Assistant

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Ted Kennedy

Homeless Man

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Skip Crank

Ice Cream Vendor

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Justin Robbins

Boy (as Justin Soul Robbins)

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Miles Robbins

Boy (as Miles David Robbins)

Ariel Felix

Ariel Felix

Dan (uncreditd)

Original Soundtrack

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RalphRahal

2025-02-13

⭐ 4

A Thousand Words has a solid premise that could have been something special, but the execution feels shallow. The plot is unique and had the potential to explore deeper themes, but instead, it plays things too safe, relying on surface-level humor and predictable emotional beats. The directing feels uninspired, and while the pacing is decent, it never fully leans into the weight of its own concept. Cinematography is standard, nothing particularly memorable, and the visual storytelling doesn’t do much to enhance the narrative. Eddie Murphy delivers a good performance, especially given how muc…

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