Wish I Was Here
{4.5/5} “Eventually things get tragic enough and then they circle around to comedy.”
Wish I Was Here, released in 2014
Aidan is an actor who hasn’t been getting work lately. His wife Sarah isn’t particularly happy at work but feels she has to bring home the bacon. Gabe, Aidan’s father, reveals that his cancer is back and can’t pay for Aidan’s kids to go to private school any more. Aidan decides to home school them. The movie is about death and life, family and vocation. The characters are more interesting than the average Hollywood movie. Stars Zach Braff and Kate Hudson. Directed by Zach Braff.