Wish I Was Here

Life is an occasion. Rise to it.

A thirty-something struggling actor, father and husband is still trying to find himself and his role in life. When his dad takes ill and can no longer afford the expensive private schools for his grandkids, the actor is forced to home school his two children. Through teaching them about life his way, dad gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

114 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex).
Comedy, Drama.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Zach Braff, Josh Gad, Ashley Greene, Kate Hudson, Joey King, Mandy Patinkin
Director	Zach Braff
Screenplay	Adam J. Braff, Zach Braff
Music	Rob Simonsen
Cinematography	Lawrence Sher
Editing	Myron I. Kerstein
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2014
Produced by	Worldview Entertainment, Double Feature Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Comedy, drama
Language	Strong and frequent
Nudity	Mild, brief and isolated
Sex	Strongly implied and frequent
Violence	Low impact, isolated
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for language and some sexual content
Runtime	106
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Stephanie Merry Tearjerker from a guy we love to hate	10
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Ontdekkingsreis in kinders se tuisklas	15
Metacritic.com 33 critics	9
Rottentomatoes critics 87 critics	10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer There's no denying Wish I Was Here is heartfelt, but it covers narrative ground that's already been well trod -- particularly by director Zach Braff's previous features.	8
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	11
What the People say
Internet 1717 Netizens A Coming of Late Age Story	15
Average .. 56%	11