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A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

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

2012•1h 31m•6.1/10
DramaComedyFantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.1/10(1K)

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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Production

Paramount Pictures, Saturn Films, Varsity Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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

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

Robert LeQuang

Starbucks Customer

Michael G. Wilkinson

Starbucks Customer

Lyndsey Nelson

Starbucks Customer

Michael Cody Gilbert

Starbucks Customer

Lou Saliba

Shrink

Edi Patterson

Edi Patterson

Young Female Agent

John Gatins

John Gatins

Valet

Mitchell Fink

Male Agent

Tracy Mulholland

Tracy Mulholland

Young Student

Jack McBrayer

Jack McBrayer

Starbucks' Barista

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