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A Thousand Words
Directed by
Brian Robbins
PG-13
2012
1h 31m
Comedy
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Drama
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5.9
46%
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After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent Jack McCall finds a Bodhi tree on his property. Its appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word he speaks.
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Cast of A Thousand Words
Eddie Murphy
Jack McCall
Kerry Washington
Caroline McCall
Cliff Curtis
Dr. Sinja
Clark Duke
Aaron Wiseberger
Allison Janney
Samantha Davis
Emanuel Ragsdale
Tyler McCall
Ruby Dee
Annie McCall
Alain Chabat
Christian Leger de la Touffe
Jill Basey
Woman in Starbucks
Greg Collins
Construction Worker
Robert LeQuang
Starbucks Customer
Michael G. Wilkinson
Starbucks Customer
Lyndsey Nelson
Starbucks Customer
Michael Cody Gilbert
Starbucks Customer
Lou Saliba
Shrink
Edi Patterson
Young Female Agent
John Gatins
Valet
Mitchell Fink
Male Agent
Tracy Mulholland
Young Student
Jack McBrayer
Starbucks' Barista
John Witherspoon
Blind Man
Leonard Earl Howze
Orderly
Bethany Dwyer
Mary
Sara Holden
Hostess
Lennie Loftin
Robert Gilmore
David Burke
Gil Reed
Jeff Kahn
Waiter
Matt Winston
Kid Space Teacher
Philip Pavel
Overly Enthused Dad
Raquel Bell
Kid Space Mom
Phil Reeves
Don Parker
Kamala Jones
Hotel Employee
Kaius Harrison
Rotund Man
Brian Gallivan
Tony
Steven M. Gagnon
Ira
Katheryn Cain
Katie
Lauren Schuchman
Waitress
Jane Bartelme
Nun
Darcy Rose Byrnes
10 Year Old Girl
Eshaya Draper
Young Jack
Sarah Scott Davis
Young Annie
Floyd Levine
Man on Pier
Bunny Levine
Woman on Pier
Brian R. Norris
Steven
Ariel Winter
Lila (uncredited)
A Thousand Words Ratings & Reviews
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Even 2003 Robin Williams would have thunked this script in the fireplace by page 50.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
It makes you want to see Murphy team up with Judd Apatow, or even take on a dead-serious dramatic role - do anything but star in another movie like this one.
Washington Post
Mark Jenkins
Even when "A Thousand Words" is counseling us to just be quiet and in the moment, it can't just be quiet and in the moment.
New York Times
Andy Webster
In the simplicity of its premise it embodies the notion of high-concept entertainment. In its execution it demonstrates how technical efficiency can drain the life from a story.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
The concept is unoriginal, the scenarios aren't funny, and its message is banal. Plus, Murphy alternately hams it up and phones it in.
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
A disastrous comedy at times, with a few unexpected touching moments sprinkled throughout, A Thousand Words fails to come together like it should, and becomes a forgettable mess.
Slant Magazine
Rob Humanick
Sometimes it's hard to tell quite where the incisions start and stop throughout this already uneven creation.
Beliefnet
Nell Minow
It isn't a horrible movie, at least not in comparison to Norbit from the same star and director, but it is a dispiritingly dull and cynical one.
Austin Chronicle
Kimberley Jones
The idea of Murphy, that famously motormouthed actor, suddenly tongue-tied is not a punchy enough punch line to carry a whole film.
HollywoodChicago.com
Brian Tallerico
Only the most masochistic connoisseurs of the truly awful need check it out.
Movieline
Alison Willmore
Remember Eddie Murphy? He used to be hilarious.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
Does Eddie Murphy actually have any range, or is it just an illusion created by a few early edgy roles and, later, a lot of CGI makeup and fat suits?
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Eddie Murphy should have just said the word "No" to this tired, formulaic comedy.
Film.com
William Goss
Follows directly in the footsteps of Bruce Almighty, Click, Liar Liar, Groundhog Day and any other post-Freaky Friday high-concept redemption story that inevitably crossed Tim Allen and Adam Sandler's desks at some point.
Variety
Justin Chang
Even Murphy's largely wordless, physically adroit performance can't redeem this tortured exercise in high-concept spiritualist hokum.
Associated Press
David Germain
A Thousand Words is not worth any more dismissive words. It needs to make like a tree and leave.
TheWrap
Alonso Duralde
A Thousand Words marks yet another lazy, "family-friendly" comedy in which Murphy phones it in -- remember when this guy was dangerously funny? -- and wastes the talents of a supporting cast that also includes Allison Janney and Jack McBrayer.
Arizona Republic
Barbara VanDenburgh
With "A Thousand Words," Murphy plunges headlong back into the swamp of insipid comedies he'd just crawled his way out of.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
In "A Thousand Words" the camera stays about two inches from Murphy's hyperactive face, and you start to see the strain and desperation in the actor's eyes.
AV Club
Tasha Robinson
Every emotion is loudly broadcast, every development repeatedly telegraphed. Kids who can't keep up with the demanding complexities of Sesame Street will be able to follow this one.
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