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Wish You Were Here

Seen it?

2012 | 93 min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 5.5 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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 The Game or The Killing of a Sacred Deer, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

Four friends lose themselves in a carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave and Alice return home to their young family desperate for answers about Jeremy's mysterious disappearance. When Alice's sister Steph returns not long after, a nasty secret is revealed about the night her boyfriend went missing. But it is only the first of many. Who amongst them knows what happened on that fateful night when they were dancing under a full moon in Cambodia?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    72% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.5 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    10 wins and 14 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 45K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith

  • Joel EdgertonDave Flannery
  • Teresa PalmerSteph McKinney
  • Felicity PriceAlice Flannery
  • Antony StarrJeremy King
  • Nicholas CassimJoe Canane
  • Otto PageMax Flannery
  • Isabelle Austin-BoydHolly Flannery
  • Tina BursillMargie McKinney
  • Wayne BlairWillis
  • Valerie BaderHelen King