Wish Upon fingerprintHigh energy, no humor.
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Wish Upon is tense, thrilling, and scary.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Wish Upon is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV, and Peacock 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 Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 36/100 (IMDb 5.1, Rotten Tomatoes 20%, and Metacritic 32). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 31 min
Wish Upon runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Wish Upon higher (42) than critics (26). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $14 million worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+65GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Wish Upon in 79 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 60 storytelling tropes for Wish Upon, including Deadly Bath, The Un-Reveal, Hope Spot.
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