Three Wishes

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Three Wishes

PG

1995

1h 54m

Fantasy

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When single mother Jeanne Holman turns to avoid hitting a dog with her station wagon, she unwittingly hits bearded drifter Jack McCloud. Against the protests of her scandalized neighbors, Holman insists that the injured man stay at the Holman residence to heal. As the eccentric McCloud recovers from the accident, he becomes a positive influence on -- and an unexpected father figure to -- her young sons, Tom and Gunny.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

1.5/4

Three Wishes tugs at our hearts, but by the end, I was tugging back. The movie lays it on so thick that even with the best will in the world, I couldn't go along on its slow and soppy ride.

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Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

The script is draggy and overly obvious except for a mystifying mumbo-jumble of special effects.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Oct 6, 2005

2/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 27, 2005

1/5

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Apr 16, 2004

1/5

Rebecca Murray

About.com

Feb 2, 2004

2/5

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Larry C

@RT91342944 Feb 2, 2025

Hard to follow but it held my attention. Fantasy for sure but a good life lesson none the less.

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Howard E D

@RT65264431 Oct 20, 2024

I caught this movie on tv without knowing anything about it probably 30 years ago (I'm 70 now) and I thought it was very charming, romantic, magical and melancholy. I was moved by Patrick Swayze's acting - I don't believe I'd seen him in any other movie before - and his empathetic relationship with the young boy. I've always remembered the film fondly.

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Mike W

@MikeW269 May 7, 2021

Mastrontonio was the saving grace in this movie of poor plot. It careened from realistic to whimsical, with mystical thrown in.

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steve d

@RT35616104 Jul 8, 2020

Sappy and not at all interesting.

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Josh R

@RT27661070 Apr 14, 2020

It's a movie with a soul! Amazing acting Patrick Swayze! It's one of his best roles...

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Nov 18, 2016

I enjoyed this one. It's definitely a feel good film.

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Martha Coolidge

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Patrick Swayze

Jack McCloud

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Jeanne Holman

Joseph Mazzello

Tom Holman

Seth Mumy

Gunther `'Gunny'` Holman

David Marshall Grant

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Synopsis

When single mother Jeanne Holman turns to avoid hitting a dog with her station wagon, she unwittingly hits bearded drifter Jack McCloud. Against the protests of her scandalized neighbors, Holman insists that the injured man stay at the Holman residence to heal. As the eccentric McCloud recovers from the accident, he becomes a positive influence on -- and an unexpected father figure to -- her young sons, Tom and Gunny.

Director: Martha Coolidge
Producer: Clifford Green, Ellen Green, Gary Lucchesi
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Anderson
Production Co: Rysher Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 4, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.7M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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