Wish You Were Here

Name: Wish You Were Here
Genre: Romance
Released: January 17, 2025
Rating: 50

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Lionsgate | Release Date: January 17, 2025 | PG-13

Summary: When the perfect night with a perfect stranger ends suddenly the next morning, Charlotte (Isabelle Fuhrman) searches for answers and meaning in her disappointing life until she uncovers a secret that changes everything.

Genre(s): Romance

Rating: PG-13

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Courtney Howard

Jan 17, 2025

Director Julia Stiles constructs something fresh. The actor-turned-filmmaker, who co-adapts with Carlino, instills the source material with a clear-eyed sense of emotional authenticity, from its fantastical romanticism to the characters’ delicately-faceted relationship dynamics. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Jan 17, 2025

First-time screenwriter Stiles stumbles a bit in the book-to-movie adaptation. Some elements and characters that work better on the page with the main character narrating are clutter in a screenplay. Read full review

Collider Jeff Ewing

Jan 15, 2025

There's certainly good here, but it's hard not to wish certain key moments were allowed to thrive. Read full review

Screen Rant Ferdosa Abdi

Jan 25, 2025

It's a visceral experience, though it doesn't reach those epic highs because the romance, while it works on paper, doesn't quite materialize as expected. Read full review

Alissa Wilkinson

Jan 17, 2025

The fault seems to be in the chemistry, not just between the leads — it’s tough to believe that Charlotte and Adam have the connection on their night together that the movie insists upon — but between all of the characters. Read full review

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