What You Wish For

What You Wish For

What You Wish For

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What You Wish For

"Escape. Forever."

2024

1h 42m

6.7(108 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Overview

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.

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Amazon Prime Video

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Production Companies

Jaguar Bite

Freestyle Picture Company

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

Nick Stahl

Ryan

Nick Stahl

Acting

Tamsin Topolski

Imogene

Tamsin Topolski

Acting

Randy Vasquez

Detective Ruiz

Randy Vasquez

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Penelope Mitchell

Alice

Penelope Mitchell

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Brian Groh

Jack

Brian Groh

Acting

Juan Carlos Messier

Maurice

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Ariel Sierra

Officer Gallo

Ariel Sierra

Acting

Greg Winter

Barry

Greg Winter

Production

Juan Pablo Solano

Driver

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Laure Stockley

UK Banker

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David Tominaga

Akira

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Norma Nivia

Frankie

Norma Nivia

Acting

Megumi Hasebe

Li Na

Megumi Hasebe

Acting

Evan Sudarsky

Alvin

Evan Sudarsky

Acting

Camila Herrera

Young Country Girl

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Maria Fernandez Gomez

Maria

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Brian Acuna

Roberto

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Maria Teresa Cuellar

Grandmother

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Raphael Philippon

Bjorn

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Felipe Solano

Jose

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