Careful What You Wish For fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Careful What You Wish For is tense and fast-paced.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Careful What You Wish For is included with a subscription to Philo and Starz in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 41/100 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 17%, and Metacritic 32). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
1 h 31 min
Careful What You Wish For runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Careful What You Wish For higher (56) than critics (25). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $82,230 worldwide, 1% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+14GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Careful What You Wish For in 28 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
5.6
