I Wish You All the Best
| I Wish You All the Best | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tommy Dorfman |
| Written by | Tommy Dorfman |
| Based on | I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver[1] |
| Produced by | Matt Kaplan Tommy Dorfman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robby Baumgartner |
| Edited by | Sarah Beth Shapiro Keith Henderson |
| Music by | Brad Oberhofer |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release dates |
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Running time | 93 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English |
I Wish You All the Best is a 2024 American coming-of-age[4] drama film directed, written, and produced by Tommy Dorfman, in her directorial debut.[5] The film stars Corey Fogelmanis, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Lena Dunham, with Alexandra Daddario, and Cole Sprouse. It follows Ben DeBacker (Fogelmanis), a teenager who after being kicked out of the house by their parents, embarks upon a journey of self-discovery. The film is based on the novel by Mason Deaver by the same name.
The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest on March 8, 2024, and was released in the United States on November 7, 2025, by Lionsgate.
Cast
- Corey Fogelmanis as Ben DeBacker, a non-binary teenager
- Miles Gutierrez-Riley as Nathan, a funny and charismatic student
- Alexandra Daddario as Hannah Wallace, Ben's older sister
- Cole Sprouse as Thomas Wallace, Hannah's husband
- Lena Dunham as Ms. Lyons
- Amy Landecker as Brenda DeBacker
- Lexi Underwood as Meleika
- Lisa Yamada as Sophie
- Judson Mills as Mr. De Backer
- Brian Michael Smith
- Marcy Avila
Production
In 2021, Tommy Dorfman revealed on Time that she would be writing, directing, and producing a film adaptation of I Wish You All the Best.[6] On August 30, 2022, Dorfman announced that she was looking for an actor to portray the film’s protagonist, Ben DeBacker.[7] On October 14, Alexandra Daddario was set to star as Hannah.[8] On November 4, Corey Fogelmanis was set to star in the film, along with Amy Landecker, Judson Mills, Lexi Underwood, and Lisa Yamada.[9]
Music
On January 10, 2024, Brad Oberhofer was announced to compose the score for the film.[10]
Release
I Wish You All the Best had its world premiere at the South by Southwest on March 8, 2024.[11] The film was released in the United States on November 7, 2025, by Lionsgate.[5]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of 21 critics' reviews are positive.[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
References
- ^ a b "I Wish You All The Best". South by Southwest. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ a b Gyarkye, Lovia (2024-03-15). "'I Wish You All the Best' Review: Alexandra Daddario and Lena Dunham in Tommy Dorfman's Sweet Nonbinary Coming-of-Age Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "I Wish You All the Best (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ Billington, Alex (2025-06-30). "NB Coming-of-Age Film 'I Wish You All The Best' Trailer with Daddario". First Showing. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ a b "Exclusive Trailer: Tommy Dorfman's directorial debut". www.out.com. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Peters, Torrey (2021-07-22). "Tommy Dorfman Would Like to Clarify". Time. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "role is cast thank you to everybody who put work into this! i got to see hundreds of beautiful auditions and it was a tough choice narrowing it down, but ultimately i feel really strong about the choice we made to bring ben to life. more soon!". Instagram. September 21, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ Robledo, Jordan (2022-11-07). "Here's the cast for Tommy Dorfman's new film LGBTQ+ film I Wish You All The Best". Gay Times. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-11-04). "Corey Fogelmanis To Lead Tommy Dorfman's 'I Wish You All The Best' For ACE Entertainment; Amy Landecker, Lexi Underwood Among Others Set". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Brad Oberhofer Scoring Tommy Dorfman's 'I Wish You All the Best'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Longeretta, Emily (2024-01-10). "SXSW Sets Ryan Gosling's 'The Fall Guy,' Netflix's '3 Body Problem' and More for World Premieres". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "I Wish You All the Best". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 10, 2025.