Bird Box (2018)

Bird Box is a 2018 post-apocalyptic movie based on the 2014 novel of the same name.
The film was released to a limited amount of theaters in December 2018 before streaming worldwide on Netflix.

The film stars Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Danielle Macdonald, and Sarah Paulson.
Bird Box was directed by Susanne Bier with a screenplay by Eric Heisserer.

Netflix doesn't normally release viewership deatils for thier movies, but they announced that Bird Box was viewed by 45 million accounts within the first seven days of its release.

Rating: R for violence, bloody images, language, and brief sexuality.

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes.


Bird Box (2018)

Category Severity Time Description Sentence Before
2:02:11-2:03:45 An aerial view and a view looking straight down are seen. None ("Netflix Presents" is seen on screen).
2:03:08-2:03:04 Child abuse is threatened briefly. Malorie: "Understand? Under no circumstance are you allowed to take off your blindfold."
2:02:10-2:02:07 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Malorie: [whispers] "It's okay. It's okay. It's okay." Girl: "Kitty". Malorie: [whispers] "It's okay. It's okay."
1:59:51-1:59:24 Mass suicides are discussed. Reporter: "Airports and train stations have shut down. Streets are crowded with people escaping cities by car and on foot..."
1:57:05-1:55:56 Mild elevated views are seen multiple times. Dr. Lapham: "You still don't want to know the gender?"
1:55:10-1:54:47 Vomiting is seen, heard, discussed, and "puking" is said once. Dr. Lapham: "You can make whatever choice you want. But what you can't do is ignore it and hope it just goes away."
1:54:25-1:54:14 None [a thudding noise is heard]. Blood and a bloody head wound are seen.
1:52:36-1:52:34 A fight is seen briefly. Jessica: "Oh, my god. What the f**k is that?"
1:51:54-1:51:30 Blood and a major head wound are seen. Malorie: "Jess, what the f**k is wrong with you? Jess, please. Stop it, Jess. God damn it! Stop it! Please stop it!"
1:51:33-1:51:30 A graphic suicide occurs. None
1:51:23-1:51:12 Bloody wounds are seen briefly. None
1:50:48:1:50:28 Bloody wounds are seen briefly multiple times. Douglas: "Lydia, not now. Let's go in." Lydia: "She's pregnant." Douglas: "You can't help!"
1:50:15-1:49:55 A graphic suicide is seen. Lydia: "Mom? Please don't go. Please don't go." ... Tom: "Keep your eyes down. Keep your eyes down."
1:48:40-1:48:38 Bloody wounds are seen briefly on a television. Malorie: "Mom? Mom, call me, call me, call me right now. Something...hello? Hello?"
1:48:19-1:48:13 A television "breaking news" banner mentions mass suicide. Douglas: "No, the only thing that will happen soon is we're all going to die soon. This has a classic bio-warfare signature."
1:47:33-1:47:10 Suicides are recounted and discussed. Tom: "My crew saw one." Greg: "What?" Cheryl: "What?" Tom: "One minute, were we digging a foundation..."
1:45:39-1:45:35 Charlie: "You got the Surgat from ancient Christian occult beliefs that made pregnant women encounter..."
1:43:51-1:43:33 Two suicides are recounted. Malorie: "It's like she got ---. She got so sad, and Jess does not get sad. No."
1:42:57-1:42:43 A flyover view, elevated view, and descending view are seen. Douglas: "Her mother's been dead ten years." ...
1:41:21-1:41:15 An elevated view is seen. Malorie: "Hello? Hello? Is anybody out there? Can anybody here me? Hello?" ...
1:41:16-1:41:07 Multiple corpses are briefly seen. Malorie: "Hello? Hello? Is anybody out there? Can anybody here me? Hello?" ...
1:41:13-1:41:06 A mild ascending view is seen. Malorie: "Hello? Hello? Is anybody out there? Can anybody here me? Hello?" ...
1:33:01-1:32:58 A mild elevated view is seen. Charlie: "No, this story is, um..., this story's gonna be real." Malorie: "Did you think it was gonna be anything like this?" ...
1:32:52-1:32:01 A suicide occurs & the result is seen. Malorie: "Greg! Greg, can we come in?" Douglas: "What's going on?" Malorie: "Greg, can we come in?"
1:32:52-1:32:01 A head wound is inflicted, a corpse and a large amount of blood is seen. Malorie: "Greg! Greg, can we come in?" Douglas: "What's going on?" Malorie: "Greg, can we come in?"
1:28:47-1:28:41 A mild ascending view is seen. Malorie: "I'll wait to do my laundry in the morning." Tom: "That's probably a good idea." Malorie: "Yeah, I think so. Good night."
1:28:41-1:28:28 Elevated views are seen. Malorie: "I'll wait to do my laundry in the morning." Tom: "That's probably a good idea." Malorie: "Yeah, I think so. Good night."
1:27:14-1:26:30 A bloody fight occurs. Man: "I know you're scared. Well, listen, there's no need. I'm not here to hurt you. I can pull you to shore." ...
1:27:05-1:26:30 Mild elevated views are seen briefly. Man: "Take your goddamn blindfold off!"
1:26:41-1:26:20 Bloody wounds are seen briefly, multiple times. Man: "It's beautiful. It's beautiful. Take your blindfold off. Take your blindfold off!"
1:26:17-1:26:12 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Man: "Everyone must look. Everyone must look."
1:23:33-1:23:28 Corpses are seen briefly, close-up. Tom: "It's a curb. It's just a curb... It's a proximity sensor."
1:23:07-1:23:00 A mild elevated view is seen. Tom: "Just a speed bump. It's just a speed bump." ... Electronic voice: "Turn right here."
1:19:57-1:19:50 A mild elevated view is seen. Malorie: "Where are the canned good?" Charlie: "Asile two." Malorie: "Toilet paper?" Charlie: "Five." Douglas: "F*** that..."
1:15:41-1:15:31 Two mild elevated views are seen briefly. Malorie: "Here's an argument: we're not a**holes. And we're not staying."
1:14:15-1:14:13 A corpse is seen briefly, close-up. Charlie: "What are you doin', Fish Fingers? What are you doing, man?"
1:13:44-1:13:15 A pool of blood is seen multiple times. Fish fingers: "It's beautiful." Tom: "Charlie?" Douglas: "Charlie?"
1:12:29-1:12:20 A mild ascending view is seen. Malorie: "He saved us, you f***ing a**hole."
1:08:59-1:08:55 An extreme elevated view is seen. Malorie: "You guys. You guys, where are Lucy and Felix? ... F***."
1:08:19-1:08:12 An obscured/partially seen corpse is seen twice. Malorie: "I'm just taking a break." Girl: "How much longer?" Malorie: "A few hours." ...
1:08:12-1:08:10 An elevated view is seen briefly. Malorie: "I'm just taking a break." Girl: "How much longer?" Malorie: "A few hours." ...
1:08:11-1:07:52 Two children struggle in water. Malorie: "I'm just taking a break." Girl: "How much longer?" Malorie: "A few hours." ...
1:08:11-1:07:55 Multiple people are submerged in water & views underwater are seen. Malorie: "I'm just taking a break." Girl: "How much longer?" Malorie: "A few hours." ...
1:07:58-1:07:55 An elevated view is seen again briefly. Boy: "Malorie! Malorie! Malorie! Help! Malorie!
1:07:15-1:07:10 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Malorie: "Put this around you. Keep your blindfolds on. Stay tight. Stay tight. Did you hear that? Did you hear that?"
1:06:48-1:06:36 An ascending view is seen. Malorie: "...but do not make a sound and do not leave this boat. Do you understand me? Do not leave this boat."
1:03:41-1:03:21 A partially decomposed corpse is seen multiple times. None
1:03:29-1:03:21 An elevated view is seen twice briefly. None
1:03:10-1:03:06 A partially decomposed corpse is seen again. Girl: "Something is wrong with Malorie."
1:02:55-1:02:39 Elevated views are seen briefly. Girl: "Something is wrong with Malorie." ...
1:02:30-1:02:15 A child is unknowingly in danger. Girl: "Malorie?"
1:02:28-1:02:26 An elevated view is seen briefly. Girl: "Malorie?"
1:01:48-1:01:29 An elevated and ascending views are seen. Girl: "I save myself." Malorie: "You save yourself. I can't trust you!"
1:01:40-1:01:35 Multiple decomposing corpses are seen close-up. Girl: "I save myself." Malorie: "You save yourself. I can't trust you!" ...
0:59:09-0:59:03 An extreme ascending view is seen. Malorie: "Hello, can anybody hear me? Hello? This is Malorie. Anybody, can you hear me? Hello?"
0:56:24-0:0:54:59 Some blood is seen briefly. New guy: "Until you did... so thank you. ... Birds. ... The scariest thing was..."
0:56:24-0:0:54:59 Some blood is seen briefly. New guy: "Until you did... so thank you. ... Birds. ... The scariest thing was..."
0:52:39-0:52:35 A mild elevated view is seen. Malorie: "You guys, the river is speeding up."
0:51:24-0:51:11 An elevated view is seen. Malorie: "I say it. I'll say who goes. I'll say who looks. I say who looks."
0:50:53-0:50:08 A minor head wound is seen briefly multiple times. Malorie: "Hello? Testing, one, two, three. Hello?"
0:49:35-0:49:09 A minor head wound is seen again briefly multiple times. Cheryl: "And lots of water. Buckets of water. It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. Take it easy. I got you. It's okay. It's okay."
0:48:46-0:47:47 A mild elevated view is seen multiple times. Tom: "You two are doing great:" Other pregnant: "Oh, shut up."
0:48:35-0:47:50 A mild head wound is seen again briefly multiple times. Tom: "You two are doing great:" Other pregnant: "Oh, shut up." ...
0:47:20-0:47:10 Multiple mild elevated views are seen. Malorie: "No. And your auntie thought you'd be a girl."
0:47:04-0:46:40 A mild head wound is seen again briefly. Malorie: "No. And your auntie thought you'd be a girl." ...
0:46:24-0:46:21 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Douglas: "Let me out. What are you doing? What? What are you doing?" ...
0:45:45-0:45:23 A mild head wound is seen again briefly multiple times. Douglas: "Tom. Get the shotgun. He's crazy."
0:45:00-0:43:00 Small amounts of blood are seen multiple times. Malorie: "You did it, mama. You did it."
0:44:03-0:43:33 A child is placed in peril. Gary: "Isn't it beautiful?" Malorie: "No. Gary, why are you doing this?"
0:43:31-0:43:26 A suicide is seen. Malorie: "Let me hold your baby for one minute! Just one minute! Let me hold her for one minute, okay? One minute."
0:43:18-0:43:00 Eyes are pulled open and close-ups of eyes are seen. Cheryl: "No. Oh, no. Oh, please, no."
0:43:00-0:42:47 A bloody suicide is seen. Cheryl: "No. Oh, no. Oh, please, no. Oh! No, no, no, no!"
0:43:00-0:42:50 A bloody wound is inflicted and seen close-up. Cheryl: "No. Oh, no. Oh, please, no."
0:42:45-0:41:40 Bloodstains are seen multiple times. Cheryl: "No. Oh, no. Oh, please, no."
0:41:39-0:41:07 A bloody wound is inflicted and seen close-up. Gary: "Look at me. Look at me. Look at me! Look at me! ... Ow."
0:41:06-0:40:01 Blood and blood stains are seen multiple times. Gary: "I'm sorry. It shall cleanse the world."
0:38:33-0:38:31 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. None
0:38:16-0:38:12 A mild elevated view is seen again. Man (voice): "Let's go to another spot." Woman (voice): "F***ing time."
0:36:08-0:35:49 A mild elevated view is seen twice. Malorie: "Oh, it's ... purely survival." Tom: "Purely survival?" Malorie: "Yeah."
0:34:05-0:33:57 An elevated flyover view is seen. Malorie: "That's their what?" Tom: "That's our what? Rick?"
0:31:25-0:31:14 A mild elevated view is seen. Tom: "Think about that." Malorie: "Every single decision I have made has been for them. Every single one."
0:30:35-0:30:23 Two mild elevated views are seen. Tom: "Sitting on the top branch. And then they just flew away."
0:27:17-0:27:13 Multiple gunshot wounds are inflicted. Man: "She's not moving. Hey. I've got a woman and two kids over here."
0:27:07-0:27:03 Blood and bloody wounds are seen briefly. Man: "She's not moving. Hey. I've got a woman and two kids over here."
0:26:45-0:26:43 Multiple bloody gunshot wounds are inflicted. Tom: "F*** it. F*** it." Man: "On the contrary... it's a beautiful thing, friend."
0:26:38-0:26:03 Blood is seen and a gunshot wound is inflicted. Tom: "F*** it. F*** it." Man: "On the contrary... it's a beautiful thing, friend."
0:26:01-0:25:55 A suicide begins but occurs off screen. None
0:25:46-0:25:42 An elevated view is seen briefly. None
0:24:27-0:24:09 Two mild elevated views & a flyover view is seen briefly. Malorie: "Listen to me."
0:24:09-0:23:58 An elevated descending view is seen. Malorie: "He's not coming."
0:22:11-0:21:52 Multiple elevated views are seen. Malorie: "Okay, nobody's looking. Okay? ... Do your eyes. Let's do eyes."
0:21:55-0:19:52 Children are placed in a dangerous situation. Malorie: "Get on your knees. Stay down low. Hold on tight. Don't move. Hold tight."
0:20:59-0:20:02 Multiple people are thrown form a boat and struggle to swim. Malorie: "Don't let go. We're gonna be okay. Hold on! Please hold on! Hold on!
0:20:04-19:51 A mild elevated and flyover view are seen. Malorie: "Keep ringing. I hear you. Keep ringing!"
0:18:21-0:18:17 An elevated view is seen briefly. Malorie: "It's not real. It's not real. It's not real. It's not real."
0:18:03-0:14:40 Children are unknowingly in danger. Girl: "Malorie?" Boy: "Malorie?"
0:13:34-0:11:43 Children are in danger again. Tom: "Please. Where are you, Mal? I need help."
0:12:51-0:12:22 Two mild ascending views and one descending view is seen briefly. Boy: "It's too loud! It's too noisy!" Malorie: "This way."

Reviewed January 2019

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