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What You Wish For

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Ryan (Nick Stahl) is a talented, down-on-his-luck chef with crushing gambling problems. Circumstances being what they are, he leaves town in a hurry for the safe haven of an unnamed Latin American country where his friend Jack (Brian Groh), a more prestigious chef with his own unique troubles, welcomes him into his home. Ryan has no idea how Jack's able to afford his extravagant lifestyle cooking for the elite in paradise; he doesn't want to feel envious, yet he can't help but want this life for himself as well. Soon, a grim twist of fate will give that to him. Ryan assumes his friend's identity and soon discovers just what Jack's been doing to maintain the lifestyle he so desperately craved.
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Rex Reed Observer Nick Stahl is a skillful master of how to move the gore with exactly the right pace to exude charm in spite of his character’s ongoing toxicity. He gets what he wishes for and ends up with more than he bargained for. Rated: 3/4 Jun 27, 2024 Full Review Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com One of the things that makes the movie work is that it acknowledges this fact but then makes the premise terrifyingly credible. Rated: 3/4 Jun 4, 2024 Full Review Kyle Smith Wall Street Journal Without straining to make an obvious point, Mr. Tomnay uses black comedy and shocking splatters of gore to tweak the class of jaded plutocrats who are as asset-rich as they are morals-poor. May 31, 2024 Full Review Aaron Murray Loud and Clear Reviews There’s a visceral idea within the film’s narrative that has enough potential to be particularly powerful in execution, but the result is something a little safer and, unfortunately, less interesting than it could be. Rated: 3/5 Aug 4, 2024 Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net The supporting cast is also excellent and the screenplay delights with every gory and shocking turn Jul 8, 2024 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media This food-focused thriller is a tad familiar and perhaps even predictable, but it still manages to throw in enough secret ingredients to keep things simmering. Rated: 3/5 Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pengyu Z very talented film maker and actors Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review selen g Good thriller with a sophisticated execution. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Harshit K I usually watch horror & sci-fi movies. But this thriller movie was so amazing that i wanna watch more movies of this kind. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review tiffany g I enjoyed this movie for what it is and thno comparisonss to the menu are lazy, when this movie is it's own separate thing, that has more in common with movies, focused on the rich, feeding. like say eating Raul or parents either way ioves it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Koi P Interesting characters. Good storyline. Wish the product was something - anything - else. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Lomax L I could believe something like this happening in real life. Pretty entertaining. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ryan (Nick Stahl) is a talented, down-on-his-luck chef with crushing gambling problems. Circumstances being what they are, he leaves town in a hurry for the safe haven of an unnamed Latin American country where his friend Jack (Brian Groh), a more prestigious chef with his own unique troubles, welcomes him into his home. Ryan has no idea how Jack's able to afford his extravagant lifestyle cooking for the elite in paradise; he doesn't want to feel envious, yet he can't help but want this life for himself as well. Soon, a grim twist of fate will give that to him. Ryan assumes his friend's identity and soon discovers just what Jack's been doing to maintain the lifestyle he so desperately craved.
Director
Nicholas Tomnay
Producer
Nicholas Tomnay, Kevin Chinoy, Francesca Silvestri
Screenwriter
Nicholas Tomnay
Distributor
Magnet Releasing
Production Co
Evergreen Avenue, Freestyle Picture Company, Jaguar Bite
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 31, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 31, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.6K
Runtime
1h 41m
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