Careful What You Wish For

R

Released Jun 10, 2016

1 hr. 31 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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Complications arise when a young man (Nick Jonas) has an affair with the seductive wife (Isabel Lucas) of an investment banker (Dermot Mulroney).

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Critics Consensus

Audiences yearning for a modern update on the erotic thriller formula will be sorely disappointed by this turgid incarnation, hobbled by stale plotting and a curious lack of sensuality.

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Audience Member

The lead actress looks like a bean pole. Weighing in at 74 pounds is this broad who's a horrible actress. No thanks. The movie itself was terrible and deserved to go straight to video. You'd have more fun watching cartoons.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Joel C

A pretty good entry to the romance thriller genre, although not original, it still does the job. This was a good role for Jonas to step into considering his background, and he did his part fairly well. The production is good and the screenplay does enough to hold your attention.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/21

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Audience Member

Eh. It's an ok movie. A one and done viewing movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

This movie was a thrill ride. I enjoyed this film because it was a clever and had some very crazy plot twists.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Hot guys, hot girls, a bit of sex and a twist. Just a way to waste some tome and relax, or even sleep.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

"Careful What You Wish For" é aborrecido e inautêntico. É sempre bom ver Nick Jonas no ecrã de novo, mas, neste filme, ele foi péssimo.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

Director

Nick Jonas

Doug Martin

Isabel Lucas

Lena Harper

Paul Sorvino

Sheriff Big Jack

Kandyse McClure

Angie Alvarez

Graham Rogers

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

Everything that comes before is rote and by-the-book, from the groan-worthy innuendo-laden puns to the two-dimensional cookie-cutter characters, it's a color-by-numbers thriller that's flat.

Jun 24, 2016

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

Careful What You Wish For is the unwanted child of Porn and Lifetime made-for-TV movies.

Jun 10, 2016

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Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

Plays like a painfully stilted high school production of "Fatal Attraction."

Rated: 0/4

Jun 10, 2016

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Stephen Mayne

Under the Radar

As a purported erotic thriller, it's neither particularly erotic nor remotely thrilling.

Rated: 3/10

Jun 29, 2016

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Nick Jonas stars in clichd thriller with sex, language.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 24, 2016

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Glenn Lovell

CinemaDope

In the mood for a teen twist on a James Cain mystery, with a soupcon of T&A? You could do worse than this slick variation on 'Double Indemnity.' ... The cinematic equivalent to beach reading.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 19, 2016

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Synopsis

Complications arise when a young man (Nick Jonas) has an affair with the seductive wife (Isabel Lucas) of an investment banker (Dermot Mulroney).

Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Executive Producer: Philip M. Cohen, William Gallo, Dale Rosenbloom, Chris Frisina, Manu Gargi, Stuart Brown, Raj Singh, Kevin Scott Frakes
Screenwriter: Chris Frisina
Distributor: Starz Digital Media
Production Co: Troika Pictures
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content/Nudity|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016

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