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 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 DeBacker, Ben's older sister
- Cole Sprouse as Thomas DeBacker, 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.