Three Wishes

PG

1995

1 hr. 54 min.

Fantasy

List

13%

15 Reviews

Tomatometer

52%

5,000+ Ratings

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When single mother Jeanne Holman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) turns to avoid hitting a dog with her station wagon, she unwittingly hits bearded drifter Jack McCloud (Patrick Swayze). Against the protests of her scandalized neighbors, Holman insists that the injured man stay at the Holman residence to heal. As the eccentric McCloud recovers from the accident, he becomes a positive influence on -- and an unexpected father figure to -- her young sons, Tom (Joseph Mazzello) and Gunny (Seth Mumy).

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Mastrontonio was the saving grace in this movie of poor plot. It careened from realistic to whimsical, with mystical thrown in.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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steve d

Sappy and not at all interesting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

It's a movie with a soul! Amazing acting Patrick Swayze! It's one of his best roles...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

I enjoyed this one. It's definitely a feel good film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

Decent. Fairly fun family film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

watched it till the end but didnt really get me interested in it,.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Martha Coolidge

Director

Patrick Swayze

Jack McCloud

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Jeanne Holman

Joseph Mazzello

Tom Holman

Seth Mumy

Gunther `'Gunny'` Holman

David Marshall Grant

Phil

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Three Wishes tugs at our hearts, but by the end, I was tugging back. The movie lays it on so thick that even with the best will in the world, I couldn't go along on its slow and soppy ride.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

The script is draggy and overly obvious except for a mystifying mumbo-jumble of special effects.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 2/5

Oct 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 27, 2005

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 1/5

Apr 16, 2004

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Synopsis

When single mother Jeanne Holman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) turns to avoid hitting a dog with her station wagon, she unwittingly hits bearded drifter Jack McCloud (Patrick Swayze). Against the protests of her scandalized neighbors, Holman insists that the injured man stay at the Holman residence to heal. As the eccentric McCloud recovers from the accident, he becomes a positive influence on -- and an unexpected father figure to -- her young sons, Tom (Joseph Mazzello) and Gunny (Seth Mumy).

Director: Martha Coolidge
Executive Producer: Larry Y. Albucher, Keith Samples
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Anderson
Production Co: Rysher Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 4, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.7M
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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