Wish I Was Here

2014

DramaComedy

Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

"Life is an occasion. Rise to it."

Rating

6.553
740 votes

Popularity

3.3742

Origin & Countries

US | en | France,United States of America

Production

Wild Bunch,Worldview Entertainment,Double Feature Films,Second Stix Films,Focus Features

Runtime

107 min.

Budget (M$)

5.5 / 5.5ROI 100%

Status

Released

Release: 7/18/2014

Credits

Wish I Was Here

Zach BraffDirector

Wish I Was Here

Zach BraffAidan Bloom

Wish I Was Here

Kate HudsonSarah Bloom

Wish I Was Here

Joey KingGrace Bloom

Wish I Was Here

Mandy PatinkinGabe

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Reviews

Kamurai

10/3/2020

7 / 10

Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. Big fan of Joey King ("The Act"), and Kate Hudson ("How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"), and even Zach Graff ("Scrubs") and Josh Gad ("Frozen") give a great performance. Unfortunately, while it has comedic elements, it's not a terribly funny movie. It's more like taking a serious situation and presenting it to someone in a very palatable, if obvious fashion. This is a "life is hard", mixed with "tragic family event" tropes with some nice multi-threading for sub plots. While it's a nice story of pushing through adversity, it's still a heavy story, a sad story, but (like in real life) it's about getting past the bad to grow the good.

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