Release: Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here
Genre: Mystery/Drama
Director: Joe Wright
Writer: Roy Horne
Based on the 2012 Australian film
Cast: Idris Elba, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nathalie Emmanuel, Wyatt Russell, Jane Seymour, Colin Salmon, Stephen Graham, Oscar Jaenada



Budget: $28,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $40,197,045
Foreign Box Office: $32,238,094
Total Profit: $18,120,581

Reaction: The Mystery genre has proven to be a pretty consistently profitable one in recent seasons, plus this one was aided by the growing star power of some of its leads.

"Director Joe Wright and writer Roy Horne have teamed up to create a sexy, mysterious drama. They are able to bring out tension in seemingly small scenes to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. Elba, Mbatha-Raw, Emmanuel and Russell could all be considered early front-runners in the GRA race." - Brenton Smalls, Playboy

"Writer Roy Horne plays around with time like he did with Cecil, and it is equally effective here at adding to the tension and mystery of the plot. If that wasn't already enough to ensure a quality film, director Joe Wright manages to get arguably career-best performances out of each of the starring foursome." - Dave Manning, The Ridgefield Press

"Wish You Were Here is a wonderful Mystery Drama, the non-linear nature of the film definitely adds to the intrigue and bumps it up a few notches. The performances by our three main actors, Idris Elba, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Nathalie Emmanuel are the best of their careers. Emmanuel herself steals every single scene she is in. I expect a lot of talk around this film come GRA time." - Sam Nestera, The Daily Telegraph

Rated R for sexual content and nudity, language, drug use and some violence.