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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

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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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    A review by Kamurai

    7
    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    5500000.00

    Revenue

    5483299.00

    Keywords

    • homeschooling
    • family
    • struggling actor