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Wish Upon

Wish Upon

Be careful what you wish for.

20175.71h 31m

Overview

A teenage girl discovers a box with magical powers, but those powers comes with a deadly price.

Directed by John R. Leonetti
Written by Barbara Marshall
Produced by Sherryl Clark
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $14.3M

Top Cast

Joey King

Joey King

Clare Shannon

Ki Hong Lee

Ki Hong Lee

Ryan Hui

Sydney Park

Sydney Park

Meredith McNeil

Shannon Purser

Shannon Purser

June Acosta

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Mrs. Deluca

Elisabeth Röhm

Elisabeth Röhm

Johanna Shannon

Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe

Jonathan Shannon

Mitchell Slaggert

Mitchell Slaggert

Paul Middlebrook

Josephine Langford

Josephine Langford

Darcie Chapman

Alice Lee

Alice Lee

Gina

Themes & Keywords

magicwish fulfillment

About Wish Upon

Wish Upon is a horror, thriller, fantasy film released in 2017 exploring themes of magic, wish fulfillment. Directed by John R. Leonetti, it stars Joey King, Ki Hong Lee, Sydney Park. A teenage girl discovers a box with magical powers, but those powers comes with a deadly price.

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