# What You Wish For (2024)

> A desperate chef's escape from gambling debt becomes a nightmarish performance of stolen identity, criminal hospitality, and culinary danger.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1100206

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Thriller
- Director: Nicholas Tomnay
- Cast: Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez, Penelope Mitchell, Brian Groh, Juan Carlos Messier, Ariel Sierra, Greg Winter
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13638858/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, eerie, grimly ironic, late night thriller viewing, dark movie night

## Synopsis

A desperate chef's escape leads him into a deadly game of deception and identity.

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