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Wish Upon

Play trailer 1:48 Poster for Wish Upon PG-13 Released Jul 14, 2017 1h 29m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Jonathan Shannon (Ryan Phillippe) gives his 17-year-old daughter Clare (Joey King) an old music box that promises to grant its owner seven wishes. Skeptical at first, Clare becomes seduced by its dark powers when her life starts to radically improve with each wish. Everything seems perfect until she realizes that every wish she makes causes the people who are closest to her to die in violent and elaborate ways.
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Wish Upon is neither scary nor original, but its fundamental flaws as a horror movie may make it destination viewing for after-midnight camp genre enthusiasts.

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Tara Brady Irish Times It won't do much for grown-ups, but a camp slumber-party classic is born. Rated: 2/5 Aug 15, 2017 Full Review Simran Hans Observer (UK) Fashioning itself as a teen horror, Wish Upon is far too tame for most actual adolescents ... Rated: 2/5 Jul 30, 2017 Full Review Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) Feels like the result of some kind of diabolical, chimpanzee-fingered pact. Rated: 1/5 Jul 28, 2017 Full Review Leigh Monson Substream Magazine Wish Upon feels like the offspring of Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Final Destination, yet is content to remain a C student and coast on the success of its parents. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 25, 2020 Full Review Vincent Schilling Indian Country Today "Be careful what you wish for Clare, the demon might come after your soul. Of course, I wanted the filmmakers to develop that concept a bit more." Rated: 7.4/10 Jul 13, 2020 Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Wish Upon is pure empty space, a nothing experience that tries to take the easy path to its scares. Rated: C- Jul 13, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael P Nice idea but I have no idea what I just watched. Bonus star for the end. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Jens B If a random GOOSEBUMPS tale and the fake-facebook-is-killing-people-movie that rips off UNFRIENDED had a mentally challenged baby. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/04/23 Full Review rita g There's no horror watching that movie. Would rather call it a teenage mystery thriller. The story felt like an episode of Goosebumps. So if you like that sort of stuff, all along with the superficial and cruel highschool social dynamics vibe, you will be satisfied. Filming and editing was nicely done and plotwise it was convincing and interesting enough to keep me going to the end (and don't miss the mid credit scene!). The leading actress did a memorable job and there was overall surprisingly solid casting. and solid performances. I was happy to see Stranger Things' Shannon Purser in there btw! Also a plus was that they did some investigation on what the mystery is all about (I hate when they don't do that in supernatural/demonic occurrences movies) and voila, they dug out some intriguing legendlike backstory and there was also a little revelation in the end that closed the beginning of the plot full circle. For a movie that I randomly chose on a boring night while painting and didn't expect much from: 3 stars! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/03/23 Full Review Elvis D Para ser una película de presupuesto moderado, Wish Upon es una sorpresa inesperada. No se han hecho películas que se tomaran muy en serio la frase "Cuidado con lo que deseas" a excepción de la saga Wishmaster, pero esta película lo hace de una manera inteligente. Está claro que las críticas negativas que recibió son por la falta de compresión intelectual de los críticos o de la audiencia. Desde luego que es otra historia de adolescentes metiéndose en algo grave, pero eso siempre tiene sentido tomando en cuenta la ignorancia de los más jóvenes. La protagonista de esta película es alguien muy dolida por la muerte de su madre, tener un padre que recolecta basura y ser blanco de bullying. Al tener en su poder un objeto que concede deseos, parece que todo mejora, pero siempre hay un precio. Aquí la chica tiene un conflicto de sí mantener su nueva vida perfecta a pesar de las graves consecuencias, o si hacer lo correcto y renunciar todo lo bueno que se le ha dado. Muchos pensarán que lo que ella hace es egoísta, pero la realidad es que cualquiera con una vida difícil que tuviera en su poder un objeto así de poderoso estaría en la misma situación. Surge la cuestión de si alguien es capaz de sacrificar a sus seres queridos por cumplir sus deseos más ambiciosos. En esos aspectos la película es realmente buena e interesante. La forma en que concluye es realmente inesperada cuando parecía que la chica había encontrado una manera de librarse del objeto maldito. Definitivamente, Wish Upon es una película fascinante que juega bien con el concepto de que los deseos siempre tienen un precio y que nada es regalado. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 8/10. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/10/23 Full Review Ceterra A Hated the movie overall but if I had wished for a good ending, that was it. If Joey king has a million haters, I am one of them. If she has one, it is I. If she doesn't have any, I am dead. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Darius D Decent for passing time. Could have had better wishes, better story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jonathan Shannon (Ryan Phillippe) gives his 17-year-old daughter Clare (Joey King) an old music box that promises to grant its owner seven wishes. Skeptical at first, Clare becomes seduced by its dark powers when her life starts to radically improve with each wish. Everything seems perfect until she realizes that every wish she makes causes the people who are closest to her to die in violent and elaborate ways.
Director
John R. Leonetti
Producer
Sherryl Clark
Screenwriter
Barbara Marshall
Distributor
Broad Green Pictures
Production Co
Broad Green Pictures, Orion Pictures, Busted Shark
Rating
PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Language|Violent and Disturbing Images)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 14, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.3M
Runtime
1h 29m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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