https://www.cnet.com/news/all-the-ways-bird-box-is-like-a-quiet-place-with-blindfolds/ > I was one of the millions who watched. Unlike some film critics, I don't think Bird Box was written by an algorithm. Mainly because it looks like another 2018 postapocalyptic thriller with horror notes: A Quiet Place. And nobody accused the star, co-writer and director of that film, John Krasinski, of having crafted his movie formulaically to reach the maximum audience. > I'm not saying Bird Box copies A Quiet Place. It's just that, as others have noticed as well, they share a number of similarities. Here are the main ones. Yes, there are spoilers ahead.