What You Wish For (2024)

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Escape. Forever.

A talented chef with gambling woes flees to a Latin American villa to visit an old friend who appears to be living an extraordinary life as a private chef. Envy soon turns to greed and then to something deeply unsettling for the chef when he assumes his friend's life and discovers the motives of his mysterious clients.

• Released: 2024-05-31
• Genres: Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 193 votes

Directed by Nicholas Tomnay.

Top cast

• Nick Stahl as Ryan
• Tamsin Topolski as Imogene
• Randy Vasquez as Detective Ruiz
• Penelope Mitchell as Alice
• Brian Groh as Jack
• Juan Carlos Messier as Maurice
• Ariel Sierra as Officer Gallo
• Greg Winter as Barry
• Juan Pablo Solano as Driver
• Laure Stockley as UK Banker

Full cast & crew

Where to watch What You Wish For

• United States: stream on Hulu; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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