What You Wish For

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What You Wish For

2024,

1h 41m,

Mystery & Thriller

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Ryan (Nick Stahl) is a talented, down-on-his-luck chef with crushing gambling problems. Circumstances being what they are, he leaves town in a hurry for the safe haven of an unnamed Latin American country where his friend Jack (Brian Groh), a more prestigious chef with his own unique troubles, welcomes him into his home. Ryan has no idea how Jack's able to afford his extravagant lifestyle cooking for the elite in paradise; he doesn't want to feel envious, yet he can't help but want this life for himself as well. Soon, a grim twist of fate will give that to him. Ryan assumes his friend's identity and soon discovers just what Jack's been doing to maintain the lifestyle he so desperately craved.

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Rex Reed

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Jun 27, 2024

3/4

Nick Stahl is a skillful master of how to move the gore with exactly the right pace to exude charm in spite of his character’s ongoing toxicity. He gets what he wishes for and ends up with more than he bargained for.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Jun 4, 2024

3/4

One of the things that makes the movie work is that it acknowledges this fact but then makes the premise terrifyingly credible.

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Kyle Smith

Wall Street Journal

May 31, 2024

Without straining to make an obvious point, Mr. Tomnay uses black comedy and shocking splatters of gore to tweak the class of jaded plutocrats who are as asset-rich as they are morals-poor.

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Codie Allen

InSession Film

Jul 18, 2025

B+

What You Wish For offers a thought-provoking exploration of the dangers of chasing aspirations without considering the consequences.

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Aaron Murray

Loud and Clear Reviews

Aug 4, 2024

3/5

There’s a visceral idea within the film’s narrative that has enough potential to be particularly powerful in execution, but the result is something a little safer and, unfortunately, less interesting than it could be.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Jul 8, 2024

The supporting cast is also excellent and the screenplay delights with every gory and shocking turn

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Ryan (Nick Stahl) is a talented, down-on-his-luck chef with crushing gambling problems. Circumstances being what they are, he leaves town in a hurry for the safe haven of an unnamed Latin American country where his friend Jack (Brian Groh), a more prestigious chef with his own unique troubles, welcomes him into his home. Ryan has no idea how Jack's able to afford his extravagant lifestyle cooking for the elite in paradise; he doesn't want to feel envious, yet he can't help but want this life for himself as well. Soon, a grim twist of fate will give that to him. Ryan assumes his friend's identity and soon discovers just what Jack's been doing to maintain the lifestyle he so desperately craved.

Director: Nicholas Tomnay
Producer: Nicholas Tomnay, Kevin Chinoy, Francesca Silvestri
Screenwriter: Nicholas Tomnay
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Freestyle Picture Company, Evergreen Avenue, Jaguar Bite
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 31, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 31, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.6K
Runtime: 1h 41m

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