Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- sensual
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- erotic thriller double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a stale, turgid erotic thriller undermined by weak plotting and a lack of sensuality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Doug Martin's affair with Lena Harper becomes the engine for suspicion, violence, and scandal.
A substantial life insurance policy directly embroils Doug in the suspicious death.
The plot foregrounds a younger man's affair with an older married woman.
The neighbor setting, peeping-tom element, and concealed affair frame domestic life as a space of surveillance.
Films like Careful What You Wish For, and why
Unfaithful
shared erotic thriller framework, infidelity, deception, and dangerous domestic entanglements
The Last Seduction
shared erotic suspense, murder investigation, and manipulative romantic relationships
Double Indemnity
shared fatal affair, insurance-driven crime, and neo-noir deception
Movie Details
- Director
- Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
- Release Date
- 2015-05-06
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (443)
Cast
- Nick Jonas
- Isabel Lucas
- Dermot Mulroney
- Kandyse McClure
- Graham Rogers
- Marc Macaulay
- David Sherrill
- Kevin J. O'Connor
- Paul Sorvino
- Alex ter Avest
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Careful What You Wish For about?
- A reckless affair with a married woman pulls a young man into murder, insurance fraud, and a tightening web of suspicion.
- What is Careful What You Wish For like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Careful What You Wish For as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Careful What You Wish For violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Careful What You Wish For as moderate.
- What did critics think of Careful What You Wish For?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a stale, turgid erotic thriller undermined by weak plotting and a lack of sensuality.
- Which films are like Careful What You Wish For?
- Films with a similar feel include Unfaithful, The Last Seduction, and Double Indemnity.
- How long is Careful What You Wish For?
- Careful What You Wish For runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Careful What You Wish For?
- In United States, Careful What You Wish For streams on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
