
Charlie says that humanity has been judged, and the appearance of demonic entities is a sign of the end times. A passerby, Tom, picks up Malorie from the street into the house, where six other people – Douglas, Greg, Cheryl, Felix, Charlie, and Lucy – are taking shelter. The woman then sees the entity before going into a trance and sitting inside a burning car. She then walks in front of a speeding truck and is killed.Īs Malorie flees on foot, a woman invites her into a house for safety.

While steering away from the hospital, Jessica sees something inexplicable that drives her insane and she deliberately crashes her car. Afterward, Malorie hurries to leave the scene with Jessica. Others start acting suicidal as well, causing panic and chaos. After a prenatal checkup, Malorie witnesses a woman smashing her head repeatedly into the hospital window. A news broadcast reports unexplained mass suicides spreading across Europe and Asia. She sternly instructs them not to remove their blindfolds, or they will die.įive years earlier, a pregnant Malorie is visited by her sister, Jessica.

In a post-apocalyptic world, Malorie Hayes informs two young children that they will go down a river in a rowboat. The film received mixed reviews from critics but went on to become the most-watched film on Netflix within 28 days of release, according to Netflix.Ī spin-off sequel, Bird Box Barcelona, was released on Netflix on July 14, 2023. The film follows the character Malorie Hayes, played by Sandra Bullock, as she tries to protect herself and two children from entities which cause people who look at them to kill themselves.īird Box had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 12, 2018, and began a limited release on December 14, before streaming worldwide on Netflix on December 21, 2018. Bird Box is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror thriller film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Eric Heisserer, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Josh Malerman.
