DramaComedy

Wish I Was Here

- Life is an occasion. Rise to it.

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 : 2014-07-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Wild BunchWorldview EntertainmentDouble Feature FilmsSecond Stix FilmsFocus Features

Production Country : FranceUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Aidan Bloom

Original Name : Zach Braff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah Bloom

Original Name : Kate Hudson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grace Bloom

Original Name : Joey King

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gabe

Original Name : Mandy Patinkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janine

Original Name : Ashley Greene

Gender : Female

Character Name : Noah Bloom

Original Name : Josh Gad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Jim Parsons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jerry

Original Name : Michael Weston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tucker Bloom

Original Name : Pierce Gagnon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rabbi Rosenberg

Original Name : Alexander Chaplin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Audition Actor #1

Original Name : Leslie David Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Audition Actor #2

Original Name : James Avery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Audition Actor #3

Original Name : Ato Essandoh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Terry

Original Name : Mark Thudium

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rabbi Twersky

Original Name : Allan Rich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jesse

Original Name : Cody Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Becker

Original Name : Bruce Nozick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alan

Original Name : Matt Winston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janine's Friend

Original Name : Taylor Bagley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janine's Other Friend

Original Name : Jennifer Terry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Supermarket Employee

Original Name : Jackie Johnson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Defense Attorney

Original Name : Bob Clendenin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Esperanza

Original Name : Silvia Curiel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Juliet

Original Name : Nichole Galicia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reaper (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marching Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Blair

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anthony

Original Name : Donald Faison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jewish Choir Boy

Original Name : Max Wright

Gender : Male

Reviews

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

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.