Wish I Was Here( 2014)

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Life is an occasion. Rise to it.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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

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A review by Kamurai

Written by Kamurai on Sat Oct 03 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 stil...