Careful What You Wish For
Seen it?2015 | 91 min | Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Gone Girl or Primetime, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and sex.
A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
17% on Rotten Tomatoes, 32 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$82K worldwide on a $8 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 58K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
- Nick JonasDoug Martin
- Isabel LucasLena Harper
- Dermot MulroneyEliott Harper
- Kandyse McClureAngie Alvarez
- Graham RogersCarson
- Marc MacaulayGordon
- David SherrillBrian Martin
- Kevin J. O'ConnorPier/Patron du bar
- Paul SorvinoSheriff Big Jack
- Alex ter AvestEmma Shalloway