Wish I Was Here

Name: Wish I Was Here
Cast: Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, Joey King, Mandy Patinkin, Ashley Greene

Theatrical - Limited 2014-07-18

Cast Zach Braff Kate Hudson Joey King Mandy Patinkin Ashley Greene
Directed by Zach Braff

Box Office Gross: $5,483,299

Running Time: 106 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Worldview Entertainment, Double Feature Films, Second Stix Films

Genres: Comedy Drama

JoBlo's Rating

5/10

Synopsis

Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the... See more great futuristic Space-Knight he’d always dreamed he’d be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn’t find.

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Review: Wish I Was Here (Sundance 2014)

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