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Wish Upon

  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
24K
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Joey King in Wish Upon (2017)
Twelve years after discovering her mother's suicide, Clare is bullied in high school, embarrassed by her hoarder father, and ignored by her longtime crush. All that changes when her dad comes home with an old music box whose inscription promises to grant its owner seven wishes. While Clare is initially skeptical of this magic box, she can't help but be seduced by its dark powers, and is thrilled as her life radically improves with each wish. Clare finally has the life she's always wanted and everything seems perfect - until the people closest to her begin dying in violent and elaborate ways after each wish.
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A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them.A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them.A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them.

  • Director
    • John R. Leonetti
  • Writer
    • Barbara Marshall
  • Stars
    • Joey King
    • Ryan Phillippe
    • Ki Hong Lee
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John R. Leonetti
    • Writer
      • Barbara Marshall
    • Stars
      • Joey King
      • Ryan Phillippe
      • Ki Hong Lee
    • 214User reviews
    • 150Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Joey King
    Joey King
    • Clare Shannon
    Ryan Phillippe
    Ryan Phillippe
    • Jonathan Shannon
    Ki Hong Lee
    Ki Hong Lee
    • Ryan Hui
    Mitchell Slaggert
    Mitchell Slaggert
    • Paul Middlebrook
    Shannon Purser
    Shannon Purser
    • June Acosta
    Sydney Park
    Sydney Park
    • Meredith McNeil
    Elisabeth Röhm
    Elisabeth Röhm
    • Johanna Shannon
    • (as Elisabeth Rohm)
    Josephine Langford
    Josephine Langford
    • Darcie Chapman
    Alexander Nunez
    Alexander Nunez
    • Tyler Manguso
    Daniela Barbosa
    Daniela Barbosa
    • Lola Sanchez
    Kevin Hanchard
    Kevin Hanchard
    • Carl Morris
    Sherilyn Fenn
    Sherilyn Fenn
    • Mrs. Deluca
    Raegan Revord
    Raegan Revord
    • Young Clare
    Alice Lee
    Alice Lee
    • Gina
    Victor Sutton
    • Uncle August
    Albert Chung
    Albert Chung
    • Roland Moon
    Michelle Alexander
    Michelle Alexander
    • House Manager
    Natalie Prinzen-Klages
    • Twin #1
    • Director
      • John R. Leonetti
    • Writer
      • Barbara Marshall
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    • Trivia
      The film is loosely based on W.W. Jacobs' short story The Monkey's Paw (1948).
    • Goofs
      When Clare goes to chase the intruder the second time, her father comes out with the beard that he had shaved off in the scene prior, though it seems at least 3 days have passed since Ryan's conversation with her in hallway and the next time we see him, the beard is back again at the tire change.
    • Quotes

      Ryan Hui: Hold up, you dig on multiverses?

    • Crazy credits
      Mid-way through the credits, Ryan goes to bury the box. When he takes it out of his backpack to put into the ground, he looks it over and says to himself "7 wishes?" possibly hinting at a potential sequel.
    • Alternate versions
      The director's Unrated Version is one minute longer than the Theatrical Cut, it has more gore and it is only available on the American Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Featured in FoundFlix: Wish Upon (2017) Ending Explained (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Take My Summer Away
      Written by Coke Youngblood & Danny Burke

      Published by Songs Music Publishing, LLC and CS Music Publishing o/b/o Danny Burke Music (ASCAP), Songs of SMP (ASCAP), Coke Youngblood (ASCAP)

      Performed by Truli

      Courtesy of Songs Music Publishing, LLC

    User reviews214

    Featured review

    Be careful what you wish for. Seven times!

    I dug around for this movie because it has Joey King in the lead role and I think she is one of the better young actresses today. I got it on BluRay from my public library.

    Early on we see that the mother apparently hung herself. No explanation why. The daughter (King) grows into a high school teen with usual teen difficulties. But her dad is a "picker" and brings home some sort of ancient Chinese box, it looks like a music box but she can't open it. We soon find out it grants wishes, as many as seven. But there is a price, for each wish a loved one dies.

    Eventually this creates all kinds of problems for the girl and she has to figure out a way to undo them. It turns more difficult than she ever imagined.

    I enjoyed this movie, King of course does a great job, and the last scene was quite unexpected. Then there is another short scene during the credits. Overall a bit better than its current IMDb rating would suggest.

    Of note, it was written by a woman.
    • TxMike
    • Aug 25, 2021
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    • Release date
      • July 14, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 7 deseos
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Broad Green Pictures
      • Busted Shark Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,301,505
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,467,084
      • Jul 16, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,468,586
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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