10 Wish Fulfillment Movies You Should Watch

1. wish maker

wishmaster

• USA, 1997.
• Horror, fantasy.
• Duration: 86 minutes.
• IMDb: 5.8.

The evil genie was imprisoned in stone for many years, until he was accidentally released by jewelry appraiser Alex Amberson. Now the spirit plans to gain eternal life and turn the Earth into hell. And only three desires of the savior separate him from this.

The film by Robert Kurtzman plays with the rather interesting idea that the genie may not be the funny good-natured man from Aladdin, but the treacherous one. monster, taking the soul for the fulfillment of desire. Alas, the special effects in the picture today look a little ridiculous. But it will definitely appeal to fans of retro-horror 90s.

2. wish room

The Room

• France, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2018.
• Thriller, fantasy, drama.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.0.

A young couple moves into an old house. There they discover a room that grants any wish. The only condition is that the received can not be taken out, otherwise it will turn into dust. And soon the woman decides to ask the child's room.

The picture of the French director and screenwriter Christian Volkman balances on the verge of many genres. But first of all, this is a drama about parental selfishness and human greed.

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3. blinded by desires

Bedazzled

• USA, Germany, 2000.
• Fantasy, comedy.
• Duration: 93 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.1.

Ordinary clerk Elliot Richards falls in love with his colleague so much that he is ready to literally do anything to please the girl. He hears himself Devil, who took on the guise of a beauty, and offers the hero to fulfill any seven wishes in exchange for his soul. Elliot agrees, but here's the problem: his requests are not carried out in the form he would like.

The original film, Blinded by Desire, was released in 1967. But you can safely watch its more modern version, especially since the main characters were played by the charming Brendan Fraser and the devilishly beautiful Elizabeth Hurley.

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4. From 13 to 30

13 Going on 30

• USA, 2004
• Fantasy, melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.2.

Thirteen-year-old Jenna worries about being teased by her peers and dreams of growing up sooner. The wish suddenly comes true, and she wakes up as a thirty-year-old beauty. Everything would be fine, but adult life is fraught with many difficulties.

The main reason to watch this rom-com is Jennifer Garner playing a teenager in the body of an adult lady. Most of the jokes are based on how the heroine is trying to adapt in the adult world, and it's really very funny.

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5. Click: With remote for life

Click

• USA, 2006
• Comedy, fantasy, melodrama, drama.
• Duration: 107 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.4.

Workaholic architect Michael Newman falls into the hands of a wonderful remote control with which you can stop what is happening around you or slow down any moment. But soon this will play a cruel joke with the hero: the device starts to control the rewind itself.

Adam Sandler is not often seen in dramatic roles. "Click" at first glance seems like a rustic comedy, but this is a deceptive impression: the film has an unexpectedly depressing mood and uplifting existential questions.

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6. Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty

• USA, 2003.
• Fantasy, comedy, drama.
• Duration: 97 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.8.

Selfish TV reporter Bruce Nolan gets the powers of God himself for a week. First of all, he decides to improve his life and uses new abilities for various trifling reasons: to eliminate a fellow rival or to increase the breasts of his girlfriend. But soon the hero will have to realize that being a god is not only omnipotence, but also responsibility.

Jim Carrey both frivolous images and complex dramatic roles are equally successful. In "Bruce Almighty" he combined these two facets of his talent. On the one hand, the film looks very easy, and there are also many of Jim's famous grimaces.

But at the same time, the moral of the picture makes you think and even shed a tear. You can't force someone to love you, and neither money nor even the most successful career will make you truly happy.

7. Liar, liar

Liar Liar

• USA, 1997.
• Comedy, fantasy.
• Duration: 86 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.9.

Brilliant lawyer Fletcher Reed constantly lies at work and in life. Tired of this habit of his father, his son Max on his birthday wishes that he would finally stop deceiving people. The wish comes true - from now on, Fletcher speaks only the truth. But it could cost him his position and his career.

And another classic picture with Jim, which fully reveals his talent as a comedian. Moreover, it was filmed by the same director as Bruce Almighty, Tom Shadyac, so the audience will have a lot of jokes and an important moral at the end.

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8. Large

Big

• USA, 1988.
• Fantasy, melodrama, comedy, family.
• Duration: 104 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

Twelve-year-old Joshua Baskin dreams of growing up as soon as possible and makes this wish in the Luna Park. The next morning, he wakes up in the body of a thirty-year-old man. Then Baskin, along with his best friend Billy, goes to New York, gets a job at MacMillan's Toys and makes incredible career progress.

In the Big" Tom Hanks played his first significant role. The task was not easy: to portray an adult who remains a child inside. But the actor did a great job with it.

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9. Pleasantville

Pleasantville

• USA, 1998.
• Fantasy, drama, comedy.
• Duration: 124 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.5.

A young man named David Wagner lives in 1998. But modern reality does not interest him at all: he is passionate about black and white vintage series "Pleasantville", where the action takes place in the 50s in the utopian town of the same name.

One day, an elderly television technician gives David an unusual remote control that takes him and his sister Jennifer straight to Pleasantville. At first, the hero is happy, but then he realizes that in the world of his dreams, everything is not at all perfect.

Gary Ross' tape with young Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon perfectly reveals the theme of the collision of two worlds - progressive and retrograde. Moreover, this confrontation is eloquently conveyed with the help of visual means: as the plot develops, the black-and-white image is gradually filled with bright colors.

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10. This wonderful life

It's a Wonderful Life

• USA, 1947.
• Fantasy, drama, family.
• Duration: 130 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.7.

George Bailey is so saddened by the life circumstances that have fallen on him that he is thinking of laying hands on himself. But the angel Clarence appears to him. To dissuade the hero from suicide, the heavenly messenger shows George how bad life would be in the city without him and all his good deeds.

The audience immediately fell in love with Frank Capra's film for its life-affirming and simple plot. The tape has become a Christmas classic, and it is traditionally shown in the United States on Christmas Eve (just like ours - "The Irony of Fate" on New Year's Eve).

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Linda Zhuravleva