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Wish I Was Here

    Drama
    Comedy
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Jul 18, 2014
Rated R

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.

Details

  • Directors
  • Revenue$5,483,299
  • Budget
    $5,500,000
  • Vote Average
    6.5
  • Vote Count
    716
  • Popularity
    13
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Zach Braff
Aidan Bloom
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Kate Hudson
Sarah Bloom
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Joey King
Grace Bloom
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Mandy Patinkin
Gabe
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Ashley Greene
Janine
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Josh Gad
Noah Bloom
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Jim Parsons
Paul
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Michael Weston
Jerry
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Pierce Gagnon
Tucker Bloom
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Alexander Chaplin
Rabbi Rosenberg
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Leslie David Baker
Audition Actor #1
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James Avery
Audition Actor #2
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Ato Essandoh
Audition Actor #3
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Mark Thudium
Terry
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Allan Rich
Rabbi Twersky
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Cody Sullivan
Jesse
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Bruce Nozick
Dr. Becker
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Matt Winston
Alan
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Taylor Bagley
Janine's Friend
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Jennifer Terry
Janine's Other Friend
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Jackie Johnson
Female Supermarket Employee
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Bob Clendenin
Defense Attorney
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Silvia Curiel
Esperanza
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Nichole Galicia
Juliet
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Andrew Anderson
Reaper (uncredited)
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Bill Blair
Marching Captain (uncredited)
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Donald Faison
Anthony
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Max Wright
Jewish Choir Boy

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Reviews

(1)
Kamurai
70%
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.