Wish I Was Here

Wish I Was Here

2014107 min
6.5/10
DramaComedy

Plot Summary

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.

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👥Cast (28)

Zach Braff

Zach Braff

Aidan Bloom

Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

Sarah Bloom

Joey King

Joey King

Grace Bloom

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Gabe

Ashley Greene

Ashley Greene

Janine

Josh Gad

Josh Gad

Noah Bloom

Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons

Paul

Michael Weston

Michael Weston

Jerry

Pierce Gagnon

Pierce Gagnon

Tucker Bloom

Alexander Chaplin

Alexander Chaplin

Rabbi Rosenberg

Leslie David Baker

Leslie David Baker

Audition Actor #1

James Avery

James Avery

Audition Actor #2

🎬Crew

Director

Zach Braff

Writers

Zach Braff, Adam J. Braff

Producers

Sarah E. Johnson, Maria Cestone, Molly Conners, Michael Shamberg, Hoyt David Morgan

🖼️Gallery (13 images)

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🏷️Keywords

homeschoolingfamilystruggling actor

💬Reviews (1)

K

Kamurai

10/3/2020

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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Production Companies

Wild Bunch
Worldview Entertainment
Double Feature Films
Focus Features