Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- paranoid
- disturbing
- late night thriller viewing
- australian cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized a well-acted, atmospheric Australian mystery with strong filmmaking craft, while finding its fractured storytelling frustrating and uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story intercuts the friends' Cambodian trip with Dave and Alice's return to family life and search for answers.
Australian vacationers pursue carefree pleasure in Cambodia while remaining entangled in consequences they do not openly confront.
Dave, Alice, Steph, and Jeremy's relationships are progressively destabilized by secrets surrounding Jeremy's disappearance.
Dave and Alice return to their young family desperate for answers, while Steph's arrival exposes further concealed truths.
Films like Wish You Were Here, and why
The Beach
shared psychological crime mystery, vacation setting, and unraveling secrets among friends
Vinyan
shared southeast asian travel backdrop, paranoia, and morally compromised outsiders
No Escape
shared holiday-gone-wrong premise, escalating danger, and thriller tension
The Dry
shared fractured relationships, concealed guilt, and an investigation into a disappearance
Movie Details
- Director
- Kieran Darcy-Smith
- Release Date
- 2012-04-26
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (97)
Cast
- Joel Edgerton
- Teresa Palmer
- Felicity Price
- Antony Starr
- Nicholas Cassim
- Otto Page
- Isabelle Austin-Boyd
- Tina Bursill
- Wayne Blair
- Valerie Bader
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wish You Were Here about?
- After a carefree Cambodian holiday leaves one friend missing, an Australian couple and the missing man's girlfriend confront secrets that refuse to stay buried.
- What is Wish You Were Here like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wish You Were Here as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Wish You Were Here violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Wish You Were Here as moderate.
- What did critics think of Wish You Were Here?
- Critics broadly recognized a well-acted, atmospheric Australian mystery with strong filmmaking craft, while finding its fractured storytelling frustrating and uneven.
- Which films are like Wish You Were Here?
- Films with a similar feel include The Beach, Vinyan, No Escape, and The Dry.
- How long is Wish You Were Here?
- Wish You Were Here runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wish You Were Here?
- In United States, Wish You Were Here streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
