The Final Wish

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The Final Wish

Released Jan 24, 2019

1h 35m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After his father's death, a man returns home to help his grief-stricken mother. Going through his dad's belongings, he comes across a mysterious item that is more than it seems.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A low-budget scarer like this could have worked. The script lets it down.

Rated: 2/5

May 20, 2020

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

By the time "The Final Wish" gets to the much more effective suspense sequences - and the enjoyably perverse twists - it's too little and too late.

Jan 25, 2019

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…horror in a classic mode, with care taken on character, atmosphere and a rather baroque appearance; these are classic tropes, but The Final Wish does something fresh with them, and the result should leave even the most jaded horror fans wanting more…

Rated: 4/5

Jul 28, 2025

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

As a malicious spirit wreaks havoc, the film delivers a batch of cruel, clever shocks. While the demon might have been scarier left unseen, atmospheric visuals and a nifty final twist help make this a solidly moody chiller.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2024

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Maria Lattila

The Digital Fix

While Welch and Shaye are truly great, it's hard to forgive The Final Wish for all its narrative missteps. This is a film that is too complicated and too packed full of extras that it doesn't need.

Rated: 5/10

Aug 10, 2021

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Tom Beasley

VultureHound

It's a visually dull and narratively unimaginative take on a story that any horror fan has seen told dozens of times before.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2020

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Ian H

OK. A lot of clunky editing and plot holes but enjoyable enough

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Keith A

Decent acting and an interesting plot which doesn't rely on bloody special effects, definitely worth a viewing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/01/25

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Ricardo d

Mais um filme que trata sobre desejos, mas com uma qualidade muito ruim. O que salva é a participação da atriz de Kate.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Twiggy H

Pfft..dull and weird, very amateur-ish. So awful to make a fake prop then try and smash together completely different and random cultural/non-cultural references as a *cough* 'explanation' as to what the fake prop is, but then wrongly 'explain' bullshit about 'the univverrsssee' and 'balllannnce' *eyeroll* ..punching someone in the face with a big happy smile ISN'T 'ballllannnccee' and neither is having actors with crap lines going from overly chipper to stone-cold harsh to chipper again after each few words definitely ISN'T, but it certainly is annoying.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/24

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Jeffrey P

The set-up is good, then the reveal happens and it goes off the rails into a fairly standard ending.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Firas A

It takes quite a bit for me to not like a horror movie. This is one of the rare exceptions. The acting is bad, the story is an incoherent mess, and it's flat out not scary. Again, it takes a lot for me to say this about horror: do NOT waste your time on this one.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Synopsis

After his father's death, a man returns home to help his grief-stricken mother. Going through his dad's belongings, he comes across a mysterious item that is more than it seems.

Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.
Producer: Thommy Hutson, Jeffrey Reddick, Johnny Cleveland
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Reddick, William Halfon, Jonathan Doyle
Distributor: Cinedigm
Production Co: BondIt Media Capital
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2019
Runtime: 1h 35m

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