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Wish You Were Here

Four Went. Three came back. Only one of them knows what happened.

2012 · 1h 33m · R Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith

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Overview

Four friends lose themselves in a carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave and Alice return home to their young family desperate for answers about Jeremy's mysterious disappearance. When Alice's sister Steph returns not long after, a nasty secret is revealed about the night her boyfriend went missing. But it is only the first of many. Who amongst them knows what happened on that fateful night when they were dancing under a full moon in Cambodia?

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
70%
Tomatometer
Fresh

An Australian mystery-thriller dominated by Joel Edgerton's fearless performance as a compromised married man.

John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh

Joel Edgerton gives one of the year's strongest performances.

Michael Sragow, Orange County Register
Rotten

Wish You Were Here is an excellent idea for a State Department video, to remind travelers the obvious things not to do when visiting an unfamiliar country. As a drama, it feels a little empty.

Peter Hartlaub, Hearst Newspapers
Fresh

The mysteries unravel at a steady pace and the dialogue and acting feel naturalistic, adding up to a taut and progressively tangled portrait of familial relations.

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post
Rotten

A dull drama about domestic squabbling that hopes to be mistaken for a thriller.

Kyle Smith, New York Post

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