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What You Wish For
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Directed byNicholas Tomnay
Written byNicholas Tomnay
Produced byNicholas Tomnay, Kevin Chinoy, Francesca Silvestri
StarringNick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez, Penelope Mitchell, Brian Groh, Juan Carlos Messier
CinematographyMateo Guzman
Edited byNicholas Tomnay
Music byJeff Russo, Tracie Turnbull
Production
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Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release date
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Running time
101 minutes
CountryUSA
Box office 

What You Wish For

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What You Wish For is a 2023 American suspense horror film written and directed by Nicholas Tomnay. The film follows a talented but down-on-his-luck chef with gambling problems, who flees to a Latin American villa, where he reconnects with an old culinary school pal and ultimatley assumes his identity.[1]

Cast

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  • Nick Stahl as Ryan
  • Tamsin Topolski as Imogene
  • Randy Vasquez as Detective Ruiz
  • Penelope Mitchell as Alice
  • Brian Groh as Jack
  • Juan Carlos Messier as Maurice

Production

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Nicholas Tomnay wrote the screenplay in the fall of 2018 through the winter of 2019. The production was filmed over 23 days in Colombia during the fall of 2021.[2]

Release

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The film made its world premiere[3] at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 30, 2023. It later screened that same year at Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas.[4]

Magnolia Pictures released the film in a limited theatrical and digital on May 31st, 2024.[5]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 32 critics' reviews are positive.[6]

Kyle Smith at the Wall Street Journal wrote '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'.[7] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com also gave the film a positive review calling the experience 'terrifyingly credible'.[8] Michael Talbot Haynes at Film Threat gave the film 8/10, writing 'What You Wish For is everything you could wish for in a well-lit plunge into the abyss.[9]

  1. ^ Tomnay, Nicholas (2023-09-22), What You Wish For (Thriller), Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez, Evergreen Avenue, Jaguar Bite, Freestyle Picture Company, retrieved 2024-06-23
  2. ^ "Director & Writer Nicholas Tomnay – What You Wish For starring Nick Stahl | Rich Girl Network TV". 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ "Fantasia Festival | What You Wish For". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ Complex, Valerie (2023-08-15). "Fantastic Fest Sets 2023 Lineup; Legendary Pictures' 'The Toxic Avenger' To Open, Blumhouse Horror Comedy 'Totally Killer' Closes". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  5. ^ What You Wish For | A Magnet Releasing and Magnolia Pictures Movie | Starring Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski and Randy Vasquez | Now in Theaters and on Digital. Retrieved 2024-06-23 – via www.magnetreleasing.com.
  6. ^ "What You Wish For | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  7. ^ "What You Wish For - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  8. ^ "What You Wish For - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  9. ^ "What You Wish For Featured, Reviews Film Threat - Part 2". 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-23.