I Wish You All the Best is a 2024 American coming-of-age drama film directed, written, and produced by Tommy Dorfman, in her directorial debut. 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.
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, and a teacher at Ben's new school Lena Dunham as Ms. Lyons, Ben's eccentric art teacher Amy Landecker as Brenda DeBacker, Ben's mother Lexi Underwood as Meleika Lisa Yamada as Sophie Judson Mills as Mr. DeBacker, Ben's father Brian Michael Smith as Chris Marcy Avila as Sophie's girlfriend Bex Taylor-Klaus as Shayna
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. On August 30, 2022, Dorfman announced that she was looking for an actor to portray the film's protagonist, Ben DeBacker. On October 14, Alexandra Daddario was set to star as Hannah. On November 4, Corey Fogelmanis was set to star in the film, along with Amy Landecker, Judson Mills, Lexi Underwood, and Lisa Yamada.
Music On January 10, 2024, Brad Oberhofer was reported to be composing the score for the film.
Release I Wish You All the Best had its world premiere at the South by Southwest on March 8, 2024. The film was released in the United States on November 7, 2025, by Lionsgate. The film was available for streaming on Starz on March 7, 2026.
Reception Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
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