The Last Thing He Wanted

Film - 2020 - Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller

The story

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.

Directed by

Dee Rees

Starring

Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Willem Dafoe, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez

Where to watch

netflix

Ratings

IMDb 4.4 out of 10

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Film · 2020 · Crime · Drama · Mystery & Thriller

The Last Thing He Wanted

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The story

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.

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IMDb
4.4 / 10
18k votes
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Tomatometer
1.92 / 5
13k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
4.9 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Runtime1h 56m
RatedM
Release2020-02-14
Where to watch
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