Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- campy
- ominous
- tense
- late night horror viewing
- teen movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a tame, derivative, poorly written teen horror whose knowingly silly premise offered occasional camp entertainment.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Clare uses a magical box to obtain personal gains, while each wish produces increasingly dangerous fallout.
Clare's desire for popularity, wealth, and control drives the central horror mechanism.
The plot connects Clare's wishes to peer approval, popularity, and the pressures of adolescent social life.
The wish-granting box anchors the film's supernatural mythology and repeatedly returns as the source of danger.
Films like Wish Upon, and why
Wishmaster
teen supernatural horror built around dangerous wish fulfillment and escalating consequences
Final Destination
supernatural horror using elaborate accidental deaths and fatal chain reactions
Truth or Dare
high-school horror with a young protagonist confronting a deadly supernatural force
The Craft
campy fantasy horror centered on personal desires turning into lethal consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- John R. Leonetti
- Release Date
- 2017-07-07
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (1496)
Cast
- Joey King
- Ki Hong Lee
- Sydney Park
- Shannon Purser
- Sherilyn Fenn
- Elisabeth Röhm
- Ryan Phillippe
- Mitchell Slaggert
- Josephine Langford
- Alice Lee
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wish Upon about?
- A status-hungry teenager turns a magical wish box into a deadly bargain when every desire brings catastrophe closer.
- What is Wish Upon like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wish Upon as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Wish Upon violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Wish Upon as moderate.
- What did critics think of Wish Upon?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a tame, derivative, poorly written teen horror whose knowingly silly premise offered occasional camp entertainment.
- Which films are like Wish Upon?
- Films with a similar feel include Wishmaster, Final Destination, Truth or Dare, and The Craft.
- How long is Wish Upon?
- Wish Upon runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wish Upon?
- In United States, Wish Upon streams on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
