The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

  • R
  • 01/27/2020 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 56m

Overview

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.

Dee Rees

Director, Screenplay

Joan Didion

Novel

Marco Villalobos

Screenplay

Cast

Anne Hathaway's headshot

Anne Hathaway

Elena McMahon
Ben Affleck's headshot

Ben Affleck

Treat Morrison
Rosie Perez's headshot

Rosie Perez

Alma Guerrero
Willem Dafoe's headshot

Willem Dafoe

Richard McMahon
Edi Gathegi's headshot

Edi Gathegi

Jones
Mel Rodriguez's headshot

Mel Rodriguez

Barry Sedlow
Onata Aprile's headshot

Onata Aprile

Cat McMahon
Toby Jones's headshot

Toby Jones

Paul Schuster

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