A Thousand Words 2012

A Thousand Words is a 2012 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed and produced by Brian Robbins, written by Steve Koren, produced by Nicolas Cage, and starring Eddie Murphy. It was produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Saturn Films, Varsity Pictures and Work After Midnight Films released in theaters by Paramount Pictures on March 9, 2012, four years after it was filmed. Critics panned the film as formulaic and outdated, and for miscasting Murphy in a mostly silent role.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, grossing just $22 million worldwide on a $40 million budget. As of 2025, it is the last film directed by Robbins, who would move on into a career as a media executive, and was Murphy's last film appearance for four years until Mr. Church (2016).