Wish I Was Here

Another entry in the indie-dad-has-a-crisis genre, this time with aerospace daydreams as the escape hatch. A cash-strapped actor takes over his kids’ education when private school becomes unaffordable and the local public option looks questionable. The real discovery isn’t in the curriculum—it’s how often he checks his reflection in the microwave.

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Zach Braff directed Wish I Was Here in 2014. See Zach Braff's full filmography, where to start with Zach Braff, or where to go after you've seen everything by Zach Braff.

Wish I Was Here was released in 2014 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.