Wish You Were Here

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Wish You Were Here

R

2013

1h 33m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A man (Joel Edgerton), his wife and his sister-in-law must deal with the fallout after their vacation in Cambodia takes a tragic turn.

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Critics Consensus

Smart, slick, and thrilling, Wish You Were Here benefits from a compelling mystery at the center of its tightly wound plot, as well as strong performances from a cast that includes Joel Edgerton.

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Max Nelson

Film Comment Magazine

11/04/2013

It's too easily satisfying, too traditionally well-made to be an honest portrait of dissatisfaction.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

06/20/2013

2.5/4

An Australian mystery-thriller dominated by Joel Edgerton's fearless performance as a compromised married man.

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Peter Hartlaub

Hearst Newspapers

06/07/2013

2/4

Wish You Were Here is an excellent idea for a State Department video, to remind travelers the obvious things not to do when visiting an unfamiliar country. As a drama, it feels a little empty.

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David Harris

Spectrum Culture

11/19/2019

2.8/5

The movie takes itself very seriously.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

08/20/2019

The performances of Edgerton and Price are compelling and wisely calibrated to carry the film through a potentially soggy narrative slump, likewise elevating the material beyond the trappings of a standard mystery thriller.

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Amie Simon

Three Imaginary Girls

03/02/2019

... a solid thriller with great acting and direction - which is a pretty good way to spend a few hours of your weekend.

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Alain E

@AlainE Feb 5

No idea how this is so highly rated. After 26 minutes I would rather watch paint dry.

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Cheryl W

01/16/2025

I thought this was a great movie! The screenplay & directing was well done. Sometimes I like to watch a movie that I don't have to think too hard to keep up. Even though there is constant switching to past events, it was easy to follow. And shout out to the three main characters, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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James B

@Madstylesnz 02/18/2023

Good Aussie flick, reveals itself slowly. As solid and plausible a story as you can ask for from a film, it all just seems an unfortunate but possible situation that someone could find themselves in. Yet another gem out of a country that churns them out with astounding consistency.

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Mark H

11/20/2022

Idiotic waste of time.

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04/01/2022

Tells it's story well enough, accompanied with some decent acting and ominous toned drama.

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06/22/2021

I should have listened to the other reviewers. What a waste of time. Save yourself the time and just read the plot on Wikipedia. Only thing that somewhat saved it was Edgerton's performance but it's not worth the time even for that.

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Dave Flannery

Teresa Palmer

Steph McKinney

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Synopsis

A man (Joel Edgerton), his wife and his sister-in-law must deal with the fallout after their vacation in Cambodia takes a tragic turn.

Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith
Producer: Angie Fielder
Screenwriter: Kieran Darcy-Smith, Felicity Price
Distributor: Entertainment One
Production Co: Aquarius Films, Blue-Tongue Films
Rating: R (Language|Brief Sexuality|Some Drug Content|Violence)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $45.3K
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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