Wish You Were Here (2025)
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A woman seeking a spark in her life finds herself helping a man she met for one night navigate his final days.
The story
Charlotte, a woman searching for a spark in her life, experiences a whirlwind night of romance with a man she meets. The following morning, she notices him acting strangely and asks for an explanation, but he lashes out at her, causing her to leave. In the days that follow, he appears to have ghosted her, leaving her uncertain about their connection.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Charlotte, a woman searching for a spark in her life, experiences a whirlwind night of romance with a man she meets. The next morning, she notices him acting weird and asks him about it, but he lashes out at her and she leaves his place. In the coming days, he seems to have ghosted her. However, a while later, she discovers he is terminally ill and commits to helping him spend his remaining time meaningfully.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 99
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Julia Stiles
- Writers
- Renée Carlino · screenplay; Julia Stiles · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Isabelle Fuhrman · Charlotte; Mena Massoud · Adam; Jennifer Grey · Mom; Kelsey Grammer · Dad; Antonique Smith · Nurse Leah; Jimmie Fails · Seth; Jordan Gavaris · Chucky; Gabby Kono-Abdy · Helen; Mike Carlsen · Jon Jon; Jane Stiles · Stacy
- Genres
- romantic drama
- Themes
- romance; terminal illness; connection
- Tone and mood
- romantic; drama
- Premise and plot tags
- romantic drama; based on a book
- Source material / true-story basis
- a book
- Production trivia
- Julia Stiles made her feature directorial debut with this film.; The film was inspired by a book that had a profound emotional impact on Julia Stiles.
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