Bird Box
2018 · Movie · R · 124 min · ★ 6.8 · 58% critics
After a mysterious unseen force pushes society into chaos, a woman and two children attempt a dangerous journey toward safety without being able to look at the world around them. Along the way, survival depends on trust, caution, and enduring constant fear.
Based on Bird Box
Also known as Froid aux yeux
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-12-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (10,586 votes)
About
If you like survival thrillers such as Cargo or Carriers, this offers a creepy setup, steady tension, and emotional stakes; Not for you if unexplained rules, plot holes, or a back-and-forth timeline bother you.
Pros: original survival premise; tense, engaging danger; strong central performances | Cons: plot holes; unanswered mythology; uneven timeline structure
Themes
- based on novel or book
- post-apocalyptic future
- blindfold
- doomsday
- survival horror
- woman director
- white water rafting
- depressing
- disheartening
Awards & recognition
- Visual Effects Society Awards · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sandra Bullock
as Malorie Hayes
Trevante Rhodes
as Tom
John Malkovich
as Douglas
Sarah Paulson
as Jessica
Jacki Weaver
as Cheryl
Rosa Salazar
as Lucy
Danielle Macdonald
as Olympia
Lil Rel Howery
as Charlie
Tom Hollander
as Gary
mgk
as Felix
Directed by Susanne Bier