A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

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

Directed by Brian Robbins

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Saturn Films

201291 min6.1 / 10

A whimsical fantasy-comedy about a fast-talking con artist forced to confront his shallow values when a magical tree gives him a finite word count, blending humor with spiritual redemption.

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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  • Is A Thousand Words easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is A Thousand Words violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A Thousand Words sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does A Thousand Words end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is A Thousand Words scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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