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Wish Man

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A boy's wish changes a man.
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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times "Wish Man..." is affecting, absorbing and inspiring enough to make you wish it was an all-around better film. Jul 26, 2019 Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter The resulting biographical drama squanders its compelling central storyline with a lengthy subplot involving crooked cops. Jul 23, 2019 Full Review Andrea Beach Common Sense Media Sentimental, hopeful biopic has drinking, strong language. Rated: 3/5 Feb 7, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dave V The movie was not a lot about the foundation. There were many sub plots that were not necessary. It was more about flashbacks and the childhood of this man. I thought it was going to be about Make-a-Wish, but it was more about the childhood. It was slow moving and a little boring, but not terrible. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Carol G This movie surprised me. Unknown actors and a seemingly small budget film, yet it well acted, strong story (based on a true story) and pretty good dialogue/writing. I'm looking forward to seeing more work by the young lead, Andrew Steel as well. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/24 Full Review Audience Member Little slow but cool story and worth a watch Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/21/21 Full Review Scott W Great story and ending ! But wish was a better movie overall Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/23/21 Full Review Audience Member Honestly I liked it. However I have a couple of problems. One They said that Michael (the boy who's dying from Cancer) has a week to live. A) A child with that little time left wouldn't have that much energy. B) even if his hair grew back a little bit after stopping chemo I highly doubt he would have that much hair. c) if a child had a week to live and was dying from cnacer I would highly doubt he wouldn't be in a wheelchair. Plus he honestly didn't look that sick. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member It had a good foundation. It should have been a heartfelt, feel-good movie. However, too many plotlines, horrible acting (especially the child actor), and a god-awful story writing got in the way. It was a waste of time and if I hadn't been forced to watch it, I would have turned it off in the first 5 minutes. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A boy's wish changes a man.
Director
Theo Davies
Producer
Marc Gold, Greg S. Reid, Theo Davies
Screenwriter
Theo Davies
Distributor
myCinema
Production Co
333 Films, Fresh Cats Productions, El Ride Productions
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 7, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 3, 2019
Runtime
1h 47m
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