Bird Box

Bird Box is set in a world where an unseen force has driven most of humanity to suicide: anyone who looks at it is overcome by their worst fears and takes their own life. Five years into this catastrophe, Malorie Hayes and her two young children undertake a journey down a river toward a place that may offer shelter. Because sight itself is lethal, they make the trip blindfolded, relying on their other senses and on birds carried in a box, whose reactions warn of approaching danger. The film follows their attempt to reach safety while surviving both the force and other people.

Susanne Bier directed the film, which sits between A Second Chance and Practical Magic 2 in her filmography. Eric Heisserer wrote the screenplay, and Sandra Bullock plays Malorie, with Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Jacki Weaver and Rosa Salazar among the cast. The production had a budget of 20 million dollars.

Audience responses were moderately positive, with ratings of 6.6 out of 10 on IMDb from roughly 420,000 votes and 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB, while the critics' rating stands at 5.9 out of 10 from 170 reviews, slightly below the audience scores.