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The Birthday Wish

2017 · 84 min

A gentle, cozy romantic fantasy that coasts on charm and wish-fulfilment, easy to sink into without much effort.

Overview
A woman expecting to get engaged on her all-important 30th birthday gets a different surprise after she makes her birthday wish: a glimpse into her future – which doesn’t resemble anything she’s ever imagined for herself.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • fate
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
tv movie, romance
Directed by
Peter DeLuise
Written by
Julie Sherman Wolfe
Starring
Jessy Schram, Luke Macfarlane, Marcus Rosner, David James Lewis, Cardi Wong, Derek Green, Drew Ray Tanner, Benita Ha
Music
Christopher Nickel
Cinematography
Randal Platt
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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