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16 Wishes

  • TV Movie
  • 2010
  • G
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
17K
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Jean-Luc Bilodeau and Debby Ryan in 16 Wishes (2010)
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Abby's made a 16 wishes list for her 16th birthday. She gets 16 magic candles - 1 wish per hour. Things are fine in the beginning.Abby's made a 16 wishes list for her 16th birthday. She gets 16 magic candles - 1 wish per hour. Things are fine in the beginning.Abby's made a 16 wishes list for her 16th birthday. She gets 16 magic candles - 1 wish per hour. Things are fine in the beginning.

  • Director
    • Peter DeLuise
  • Writer
    • Annie DeYoung
  • Stars
    • Debby Ryan
    • Jean-Luc Bilodeau
    • Anna Mae Wills
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter DeLuise
    • Writer
      • Annie DeYoung
    • Stars
      • Debby Ryan
      • Jean-Luc Bilodeau
      • Anna Mae Wills
    • 23User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Debby Ryan
    Debby Ryan
    • Abby Jensen
    Jean-Luc Bilodeau
    Jean-Luc Bilodeau
    • Jay Kepler
    Anna Mae Wills
    Anna Mae Wills
    • Celeste
    • (as Anna Mae Routledge)
    Karissa Tynes
    Karissa Tynes
    • Krista Cook
    Kendall Cross
    Kendall Cross
    • Sue Jensen
    Patrick Gilmore
    Patrick Gilmore
    • Bob Jensen
    Cainan Wiebe
    Cainan Wiebe
    • Mike Jensen
    Keenan Tracey
    Keenan Tracey
    • Logan Buchanan
    Jesse Reid
    Jesse Reid
    • Theodore Hope
    Joel Semande
    Joel Semande
    • Joey Lockhart
    Brenda Crichlow
    Brenda Crichlow
    • Miss Duffy
    Jenna Romanin
    Jenna Romanin
    • Fashionista 1
    Eva Bourne
    Eva Bourne
    • Fashionista 2
    • (as Eva Allen)
    Gary Jones
    Gary Jones
    • Mr. Smith Principal
    Patricia Isaac
    Patricia Isaac
    • Snooty Saleswoman
    Alistair Abell
    Alistair Abell
    • Harold Dmv Tester
    Dan Joffre
    Dan Joffre
    • Apt Landlord
    Kailey Cross
    • 8 Yr Old Abby
    • Director
      • Peter DeLuise
    • Writer
      • Annie DeYoung
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    6bkoganbing

    16 Frivolous Wishes

    With an all north of the border cast, The Suite Life On Deck's Debby Ryan gets to star in a Disney Studio production of 16 Wishes. The number of course is to correspond with the sweet 16 she has become. Though the sweet sixteen experience is a female one, I think even the male of the species could come up with sixteen things that could be considered pretty frivolous that one might have wished for at sixteen. Somethings you wouldn't wish for at even 26, let alone 66.

    Which is the lesson Ryan learns. She's planned out her sixteenth birthday party and even though the day starts out horribly when wasps are discovered to be making a nest in the unused attic of her home, she gets those 16 candles from a 'magical person' played by Anna Mae Routledge. Sure enough as is the usual way of things in film and life, granting those wishes that she's laid out for herself doesn't make her a happier camper.

    16 Wishes is a charming fantasy from that fantasy factory the Magic Kingdom. Debby Ryan is a sweet and talented young lady and she really does hold the film together. Nothing spectacular, but a nice family comedy and it does once again reinforce the old adage about being careful what you wish for.
    daviuquintultimate

    Magic and hermeneutics.

    "People will stop treating me like a kid" is one of the 16 wishes that Abby Jensen has been collecting and writing on a highly decorated piece of paper for eight years now, when she was half the age she is today, on her sweet 16th birthday's morning. Magics worked quite well for other wishes, that day: she meets her favourite pop star, she gets a new fabulous dress, and even a car and a driving license, she wins school elections, and so on. But with this particular wish magic shows a glitch: not only she is not more "treated like a kid", she actually isn't a kid anymore! (22, not so much). Misinterpretation. And she is suddenly projected into a new existence. Her parents send her to a new apartment, which she is expected to pay for with the gains of her (unexistent) job; worse: even her bff, Jay, doesn't recognize her, at the beginning. Sad. And - much worse - when he eventually remembers, she is still, for him and everybody else, an older person. Sadder. Unexplainable.

    A final magic trick restores her to the morning of her birthday, and her life, to her relievement, starts again, in a new way, not like the gloomy picture acquired when she was an adult. But - hark - not even like the first start: her relationships with people, and the course of action is radically changed. Third time around, a third future (or present?), sure. There's no magic without logic.
    5PennyReviews

    Good Enough

    16 wishes is a light comedy with a predictable story but a feel good plot overall. The performances were good as well and the movie entertaining till the very ending. So five out of ten.
    7hereuser

    Childhood movie

    For every 2006 kid that usually switched on Disney channel, this is THE childhood movie.

    I remember them replaying it usually and I've always watched it because of Debby Ryan , because I started missing Jessie i little bit too much.

    The story has an interesting point. Kind of stolen from their original cartoons such as Snow White and Cinderella.

    The acting is on top for a kids movie from the 2000s'

    The idea of having your 16 wishes throughout a whole day of adventures then suddenly ending up being 21 doesn't really add up to me much ,but I guess it still works ,since it shows how good it is to be a child.
    7jerrymccarthy-19909

    Great movie enjoyable for teens

    I really enjoyed this film and it's makes you wish you got candles on your 16 birthday that you could make wishes. I think it's a must see Disney film I enjoyed Debby Ryan acting in the film and found her funny to watch. Rate this a great film.

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    • Trivia
      Debby Ryan was indeed 16 years old at the time of the production.
    • Goofs
      When Abby gets her driver's license, her date of birth is listed as 07/07/95. It would not make sense for school to be in session during this time, as it would be summer break.
    • Quotes

      Abby Jensen: I didn't want to be an adult, I wanted to be treated like one.

    • Soundtracks
      A Wish Comes True Every Day
      Performed by Debby Ryan

      Written by Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore), Jason Gleed, Alana Da Fonseca (as Alana da Fonseca)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 16 Điều Ước
    • Production companies
      • Unity Pictures Group
      • MarVista Entertainment
      • Disney Channel
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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