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Careful What You Wish For

Careful What You Wish For

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Careful What You Wish For

"Wanting her was his first mistake."

2015

1h 31m

6.1(441 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.

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Production Companies

Amasia Entertainment

Hyde Park Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas

Doug Martin

Isabel Lucas

Isabel Lucas

Lena Harper

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Eliott Harper

Kandyse McClure

Kandyse McClure

Angie Alvarez

Graham Rogers

Graham Rogers

Carson

Marc Macaulay

Marc Macaulay

Gordon

David Sherrill

David Sherrill

Brian Martin

Kevin J. O'Connor

Kevin J. O'Connor

Pier/Patron du bar

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Sheriff Big Jack

Alex ter Avest

Alex ter Avest

Emma Shalloway

Creative team

Directed by: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Written by: Chris Frisina
Produced by: Ashok Amritraj
Kirk D'Amico

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