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  • 2016
  • R
  • Starz Digital Media
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2016
  • R
  • Starz Digital Media
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary While working in a wealthy vacation community the summer before college, Doug (Nick Jonas) begins an affair with the beautiful young wife (Isabel Lucas) of his powerful investment banker neighbor (Dermot Mulroney). When the town erupts after a suspicious death, the young lovers become embroiled in scandal, forcing Doug to his limits as h...

Directed By: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

Written By: Chris Frisina

  • 2016
  • R
  • Starz Digital Media
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2016
  • R
  • Starz Digital Media
  • 1 h 31 m

Careful What You Wish For

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
32
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 16 User Ratings
3.2
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Summary While working in a wealthy vacation community the summer before college, Doug (Nick Jonas) begins an affair with the beautiful young wife (Isabel Lucas) of his powerful investment banker neighbor (Dermot Mulroney). When the town erupts after a suspicious death, the young lovers become embroiled in scandal, forcing Doug to his limits as h...

Directed By: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

Written By: Chris Frisina

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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33% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
32
17% Positive
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33% Mixed
4 Reviews
50% Negative
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75
Jun 9, 2016
It’s a taut erotic thriller with the obligatory plot twists and a surprise ending that isn’t all that much of a surprise because Careful What You Wish For is the kind of taut erotic thriller that comes with a surprise ending.
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50
Jun 9, 2016
Careful What You Wish For is aiming for lusty, lurid, B-movie titillation, but it’s not nearly as sexy nor nearly as clever as it would like to be.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 16 User Ratings
3.2
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 16 User Ratings
3.2
13% Positive
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31% Mixed
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56% Negative
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Maribon96
Oct 2, 2017
I just relly appreciate the movie, a little too "obvious" but nice. Nick can do better thing, i love his music but he can act well, but not in all the movies.
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goncalocouto
Oct 20, 2018
"Careful What You Wish For" é aborrecido e inautêntico. É sempre bom ver Nick Jonas no ecrã de novo, mas, neste filme, ele foi péssimo. 3/10
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50
Jun 7, 2016
The dreary repetition of the affair sinks Careful What You Wish For. That, and the fact that both leads are lightweights. Lucas and Jonas are okay actors, but neither has the wit, gravity, or sensuality to stand up to the classic film noir duos they’re meant to evoke.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
30
Jun 14, 2016
Jonas is, it should be said, the most likeable thing about this watered-down noir.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
20
Jun 9, 2016
Allen attempts to build a sense of mounting anxiety via the increasing suspicions of a tenacious insurance investigator, unexpected testimony from eyewitnesses, and Lena's squirrelly behavior, but pop star Jonas is incapable of making simple facial expressions, let alone evincing existential dread.
By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW
20
Jun 9, 2016
A film that tries to be both titillating and suspenseful but is neither.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
0
Jun 10, 2016
Elizabeth Allen’s generically titled thriller, Careful What You Wish For, plays like a painfully stilted high school production of “Fatal Attraction.”
By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW
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hornysoul
Sep 22, 2018
Não há muito a dizer sobre este filme. "Careful What You Wish For" apresenta-nos uma história não muito original e aborrecida. Nick Jonas, um ótimo cantor e um ótimo ator, não deu o seu melhor neste filme. Perda de tempo.
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anonymousey
Aug 15, 2016
There really isn't much to say here, this is about the worst movie that I have ever seen. If someone hadn't paid for my ticket, I would have asked for my money back.
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Production Company Troika Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment, Merced Media Partners, Amasia Entertainment, Roberi Media
Release Date Jun 10, 2016
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
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Tagline Falling for her was his first mistake.
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