Wish I Was Here

"Life is an occasion. Rise to it."

Jul 25 2014 R 1h 46m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

'Wish I Was Here' is the story of Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, who at 35 is still trying to find his identity; a purpose for his life. He winds up trying to home school his two children when his father can no longer afford to pay for private education and the only available public school is on its last legs. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

Written by

Adam J. Braff, Zach Braff

Directed by

Zach Braff

Cast

Zach Braff, Joey King, Pierce Gagnon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Double Feature Films, Worldview Entertainment, Wild Bunch

Languages

English

Awards

6 nominations total

Trailers
WISH I WAS HERE - Official Trailer - In Theaters July 18th
Teasers
WISH I WAS HERE - Official Teaser Trailer - In Theaters July 2014
Scores
# of Votes
39,367
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
43
Popularity
NA