Bird Box

***Bird Box*** is an American horror film which was released on December 14, 2018. It is a film based on the novel of the same name, written by Josh Malerman.

A spin-off sequel called *Bird Box Barcelona* was released on July 14, 2023.

## Synopsis

*A mother hell-bent on saving her kids from a terrifying unseen force sets out on a dangerous journey in this dystopian thriller starring Sandra Bullock.*

## Plot

Malorie Hayes informs two children, named Boy and Girl that they will go down a river in a rowboat. She was told before that there were people settled by the end of the river, but she would have trouble making it with children. She sternly instructs them not to remove their blindfolds, or they will die as she grabs a rowboat and takes the kids outside.

Five years earlier, Malorie was visited by her sister Jessica at her home, where she is painting while pregnant. Malorie does not want her baby, but Jessica tells her that she needs to warm up to the idea as she tells her that things are getting serious in Europe. They turn on the news, where Malorie blows off the mass suicides happening because it was still very far away.

However, when visiting the doctor, Malorie and Jessica both witness a woman smashing her head repeatedly into a hospital window while others around them start acting suicidal as well, causing panic and chaos. Both Malorie and Jessica hurry in order to escape from whatever was happening, and as Malorie complains, Jessica sees something strange which makes her crash her car on purpose. Malorie, wounded, tries to talk and reason with her, but to no avail. Much to her shock and surprise, Jessica stands in front of a speeding bus and allows it to hit her which kills her instantly.

As Malorie flees on foot, a woman invites her into a house for safety. However, as she helps Malorie inside, she sees the creatures which are making people kill themselves and sits inside a burning car. Tom picks up Malorie from the street and into the house, where six other people – Douglas, Greg, Cheryl, Felix, Charlie, and Lucy – are all taking shelter. They try to watch the news, but all signals are lost. Charlie believes that humanity has been judged, and the appearance of demonic entities is a sign of the end times. However, nobody takes him seriously, as he mentions that his source is the internet. Everybody in the house sets to cover all the windows and realize they must blindfold themselves whenever they go out.

After six hours on the river, Malorie tries to call the people who reached her on her walkie talkie, but does not get a response. Meanwhile, Boy and Girl sleep. As her birds start chirping, Malorie hears the creatures around her.

As a new pregnant survivor, Olympia, arrives, Tom decides to open the door for her, much to Douglas’ disapproval. However, Malorie points at shotgun at him in order to allow Tom to open the door. Olympia covers her eyes and introduces herself to everyone, saying that she is pregnant.

Greg mentions that it might be possible to see the creatures using surveillance cameras, which the group does not agree with. However, after he insists, they tie him down to a chair so he does not commit suicide. After a while, they all start hearing noises from the room he was in, seeing that he had killed himself after seeing the creatures through the cameras.

After 14 hours on the river, Malorie starts hearing someone calling out to them. The man tells them that it is okay to take their blindfolds off and mentions that he has food, which the children might need. Malorie tells Boy and Girl not to take their blindfolds off and reaches for a gun. As the man approaches them, Malorie fights him and ultimately beats him; the man’s dying words are that everybody must look.

Charlie, Douglas, Malorie, Tom and Lucy all go to the supermarket that Charlie worked at in order to get some more food. Malorie gets three pet birds along with their supplies.As they wonder around the supermarket, where Tom starts flirting with Malorie, they hear Charlie's coworker Fish Fingers, who says that he is trapped inside a freezer and needs help getting out. After much begging, Tom finally agrees to open the door. However, as soon as he does, Fish Fingers begins to attack them and tries to force them to look at the creatures. Charlie sacrifices himself to save the others. After they make it back to the house, Felix and Lucy steal the car and drive away.

After a day on the river, Malorie is tired from rowing so much. Girl and Boy are growing tired as well. However, they soon bump into a truck in the water, which tips the boat over. After finding both Boy and Girl, Malorie realizes that they have no more food or blankets.They reach a shore, where Malorie tells them to not leave and to not make a sound as she looks for food. She walks into a house and since she takes a long time to get back, Girl leaves the boat. Malorie pulls her back and berates her, saying that she should never do that.

Later, Olympia lets a stranger named Gary into the house against Douglas's wishes. Gary explains he escaped from a group of unblindfolded survivors who have gone insane from seeing the entities and try to force others to look at them as well. Douglas tries to force Gary to leave, but Cheryl knocks Douglas out, and the others lock him in the garage.

Olympia approaches Malorie one day and tells her that she wants her to take care of her baby if something ends up happening to her. Malorie refuses, saying that they would both live to see their children grow up, but Olympia makes her promise, so Malorie agrees to take care of her baby.

After 38 hours on the river, Malorie tells the children that they needed to be strong because they would now be facing their toughest challenge yet: rapids. She says that it would be a big challenge because it meant that one of them would have to look in order to guide her, telling her in which direction to steer. Boy offers to look, but Malorie instantly refuses, saying that she would be the one to choose.

As Olympia and Malorie go into labor simultaneously, Gary works on drawings of the entities, revealing he has seen them and gone insane. He knocks Tom unconscious and opens the garage door, exposing Douglas to the entities. Gary goes upstairs and rips all the windows' blinds. Olympia fails to look away, and after witnessing the creature, dives out the window, killing herself. Malorie hides with both newborn babies under a cover while Gary forces Cheryl to look at the entities, causing her to stab herself in the neck with a pair of scissors. Douglas escapes the garage and blindly attempts to kill Gary with a shotgun, wounding him in the process, but Gary kills him with the scissors. Tom begins to recuperate shortly after, fighting Gary over the gun. After Malorie hears a few gunshots, Tom approaches her to say everything is fine.

Five years later, Tom and Malorie live together with the children, who Malorie has decided to call Boy and Girl. They receive transmissions from survivors informing them of a safe community hidden in the forest, accessible only by boat along the river. As they leave their house, a group of unblindfolded survivors attacks them. Tom distracts the assailants so Malorie and the children can flee. He uncovers his eyes and sees the entities, but manages to eliminate all the attackers before killing himself, allowing Malorie and the children to go on their way.

Encountering the river rapids, Malorie makes an effort to steer as best she can while the children hold on with all their might. However, the boat flips and Malorie calls out for Boy and Girl while they are all pushed by the strong current. Boy manages to hold onto a rock, so Malorie reaches him as Girl rings her bell by the shore. Soon after the three reach shore, they are separated when Malorie accidentally slides down a hill. The entities nearly trick the kids into taking off their blindfolds, but Malorie regains consciousness and finally admits to the children that she loves them and where to find her. They eventually reach the community, a former school for the blind. Malorie releases the birds and finally gives the children names, Tom and Olympia, admitting that she is their mother.

## Cast

* Sandra Bullock - Malorie
* Trevante Rhodes - Tom
* John Malkovich - Douglas
* Sarah Paulson - Jessica
* Jacki Weaver - Cheryl
* Rosa Salazar - Lucy
* Danielle Macdonald - Olympia
* Lil Rel Howery - Charlie
* Tom Hollander - Gary
* Colson Baker - Felix
* BD Wong - Greg
* Pruitt Taylor Vince - Rick
* Vivien Lyra Blair - Girl
* Julian Edwards - Boy
* Parminder Nagra - Dr. Lapham
* Rebecca Pidgeon - Lydia
* Amy Gumenick - Samantha
* Taylor Handley - Jason
* Happy Anderson - River Man
* Kyle Beatty - Elder Marauder
* Ashley Alva - Female Marauder (as Ashley A. Alvarado)
* David Dastmalchian - Whistling Marauder
* Keith Jardine - Yelling Marauder
* Kristopher Logan - Older Man
* Shirley Butler - Woman in Entryway
* Aden Calderon - Albert
* Chanon Finley - Iris
* Frank Mottek - News Anchor
* Danny Max - Radio Newscaster
* Debra Mark - Radio Newscaster