The Last Thing He Wanted

About The Last Thing He Wanted

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's The Last Thing He Wanted is a 2020 thriller film. At 116 minutes long, it arrived in February 2020.

Anne Hathaway stars as Elena McMahon, Ben Affleck as Treat Morrison, Rosie Perez as Alma Guerrero, and Willem Dafoe as Richard McMahon. Written by Dee Rees and Marco Villalobos. Production companies include Elevated Films and The Fyzz. The story is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under co-workers relationship, political thriller, investigative journalism, and costa rica. American members can watch it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

The Hunt for Red October, Doctor Dolittle, and Leave No Trace make useful companions to The Last Thing He Wanted, all filed under 1980s and father daughter relationship. It scores 4.9 out of 10 from 550 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.