I Wish You All the Best

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I Wish You All the Best
I wish you all the best.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tommy Dorfman
Written byTommy Dorfman
Based onI Wish You All the Best
by Mason Deaver [1]
Produced by Matt Kaplan
Tommy Dorfman
Starring
CinematographyRobby Baumgartner
Edited bySarah Beth Shapiro
Keith Henderson
Music by Brad Oberhofer
Production
companies
Ace Entertainment [2]
TeaShop Films [2]
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release dates
  • March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)(South by Southwest)
  • November 7, 2025 (2025-11-07)(United States)
Running time
93 minutes [3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 cast 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.

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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

Production

I Wish You All The Best is Tommy Dorfman's directorial debut. Tommy Dorfman-1.jpg
I Wish You All The Best is Tommy Dorfman's directorial debut.

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

  1. ↑ "I Wish You All The Best". South by Southwest . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Gyarkye, Lovia (March 15, 2024). "'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 July 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ "I Wish You All the Best (15)". British Board of Film Classification . November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ Billington, Alex (June 30, 2025). "NB Coming-of-Age Film 'I Wish You All The Best' Trailer with Daddario". First Showing. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Rude, Mey (June 30, 2026). "Exclusive Trailer: Tommy Dorfman's directorial debut". Out . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ Peters, Torrey (July 22, 2021). "Tommy Dorfman Would Like to Clarify". Time . Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Robledo, Jordan (November 7, 2022). "Here's the cast for Tommy Dorfman's new film LGBTQ+ film I Wish You All The Best". Gay Times . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Grobar, Matt (November 4, 2022). "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 July 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Brad Oberhofer Scoring Tommy Dorfman's 'I Wish You All the Best'". Film Music Reporter. January 10, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ Longeretta, Emily (January 10, 2024). "SXSW Sets Ryan Gosling's 'The Fall Guy,' Netflix's '3 Body Problem' and More for World Premieres". Variety . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "I Wish You All the Best". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
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