Wish I Was Here
Life is an occasion. Rise to it.
2014 | 107m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Zach Braff |
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| Writer: | Adam J. Braff, Zach Braff |
| Staring: |
| 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 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 18, 2014 |
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| Director: | Zach Braff |
| Writer: | Adam J. Braff, Zach Braff |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | homeschooling, family, struggling actor |
| Production Companies | Double Feature Films, Wild Bunch, Worldview Entertainment, Focus Features, Second Stix Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,483,299
Budget: $5,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Zach Braff | Aidan Bloom |
| Kate Hudson | Sarah Bloom |
| Joey King | Grace Bloom |
| Mandy Patinkin | Gabe |
| Ashley Greene | Janine |
| Josh Gad | Noah Bloom |
| Jim Parsons | Paul |
| Michael Weston | Jerry |
| Pierce Gagnon | Tucker Bloom |
| Alexander Chaplin | Rabbi Rosenberg |
| Leslie David Baker | Audition Actor #1 |
| James Avery | Audition Actor #2 |
| Ato Essandoh | Audition Actor #3 |
| Mark Thudium | Terry |
| Allan Rich | Rabbi Twersky |
| Cody Sullivan | Jesse |
| Bruce Nozick | Dr. Becker |
| Matt Winston | Alan |
| Taylor Bagley | Janine's Friend |
| Jennifer Terry | Janine's Other Friend |
| Jackie Johnson | Female Supermarket Employee |
| Bob Clendenin | Defense Attorney |
| Silvia Curiel | Esperanza |
| Nichole Galicia | Juliet |
| Andrew Anderson | Reaper (uncredited) |
| Bill Blair | Marching Captain (uncredited) |
| Donald Faison | Anthony |
| Max Wright | Jewish Choir Boy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Adam J. Braff | Writer |
| Betsy Heimann | Costume Design |
| Tony Fanning | Production Design |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Jeffrey Schwartz | Second Assistant Director |
| David H. Venghaus Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Marc A. Hammer | Line Producer, Unit Production Manager |
| Holly Adams | Music Supervisor |
| Trevor Tuttle | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Renetta G. Amador | Script Supervisor |
| Paul Hsu | Sound Designer |
| Monty L. Simons | Stunt Coordinator |
| Zach Braff | Director, Writer |
| Rob Simonsen | Original Music Composer |
| Myron Kerstein | Editor |
| Mary Ramos | Music Supervisor |
| Lawrence Sher | Director of Photography |
| Geoffrey Haley | "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Amanda Bowers | Co-Producer |
| Coco Francini | Co-Producer |
| Ameet Shukla | Co-Producer |
| Maria Cestone | Executive Producer |
| Hoyt David Morgan | Executive Producer |
| Molly Conners | Executive Producer |
| Adam J. Braff | Producer |
| Adriana Randall | Co-Producer |
| Christopher Woodrow | Executive Producer |
| Sarah E. Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Zach Braff | Producer |
| Michael Shamberg | Producer |
| Stacey Sher | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 14 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 8 |
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Trending Position
Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. Big fan of Joey King ("The Act"), and Kate Hudson ("How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"), and even Zach Graff ("Scrubs") and Josh Gad ("Frozen") give a great performance. Unfortunately, while it has comedic elements, it's not a terribly funny ... movie. It's more like taking a serious situation and presenting it to someone in a very palatable, if obvious fashion. This is a "life is hard", mixed with "tragic family event" tropes with some nice multi-threading for sub plots. While it's a nice story of pushing through adversity, it's still a heavy story, a sad story, but (like in real life) it's about getting past the bad to grow the good.