At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.
The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) is a drama and thriller film directed by Dee Rees, released on February 14, 2020 with a runtime of 1h 56m. It stars Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez and Willem Dafoe. Viewers rate it 4.9 out of 10 across 547 ratings.
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Anne Hathaway
as Elena McMahon
Ben Affleck
as Treat Morrison
Rosie Perez
as Alma Guerrero
Willem Dafoe
as Richard McMahon
Edi Gathegi
as Jones
Mel Rodriguez
as Barry Sedlow
Onata Aprile
as Cat McMahon
Toby Jones
as Paul Schuster
Carlos Leal
as Max Epperson aka Bob Weir
Ben Chase
as Max Berquist
Julian Gamble
as Secretary George Shultz
Robert Sedgwick
as Stewart James
Directed by Dee Rees, written by Joan Didion, Marco Villalobos and Dee Rees, produced by Dee Rees, Luillo Ruiz and Cassian Elwes.
Average viewer score of 4.9/10 from 547 ratings.
This has to be the worst example yet of the Netflix gazillions buying a cast that looks great on paper, but that delivers badly on screen. It isn't necessarily their fault - the writing is as incoherent as it is facile and the direction is all over the shop. There are simultaneous threads to the story (journalist Anne Hathaway "Elena" ends up in Central America getting drawn into a story of US government/agency…
Reviewed on March 27, 2022
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The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) includes Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Willem Dafoe and Edi Gathegi. The film was directed by Dee Rees. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Last Thing He Wanted was released on February 14, 2020 and runs for 1h 56m.
The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) holds an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from 547 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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