A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words is a 2012 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Eddie Murphy. The film follows Jack McCall, a silver-tongued literary agent, whose life takes an unexpected turn when a magical Bodhi tree appears in his backyard. Jack discovers that with every word he speaks, a leaf falls from the tree, and he realizes that his fate is intertwined with the tree's survival.
ReleasedMar 7, 2012
Budget$40M
Box Office$22M
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