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| Directed by | Brian Robbins |
| Written by | Steve Koren |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Clark Mathis |
| Edited by | Ned Bastille |
| Music by | John Debney |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million[2] |
| Box office | $22 million[3] |
A Thousand Words is a 2012 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Brian Robbins from a script by Steve Koren, co-produced by Nicolas Cage, and starring Eddie Murphy. It was released in theaters on March 9, 2012, four years after it was filmed. Critics panned the film as formulaic and outdated, and for miscasting Eddie Murphy in a mostly silent role. It is currently one of a small number of films with a 0% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. It was also a box office bomb, having grossed just $22 million worldwide on a $40 million budget. As of 2024, it is the last film directed by Robbins, as he would move on into a career as a media executive, ultimately leading to a role as chief executive officer of what became by then Paramount Global by 2022. It would ultimately also be Murphy's last film appearance for four years, until he appeared in the 2016 independent film Mr. Church.
- ^ a b "A Thousand Words (2012): Full Production Credits". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ "Movie Projector: Few signs of life for pricey fantasy 'John Carter'". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "A Thousand Words (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved June 26, 2012.