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        The Last Thing He Wanted
        4.9
        (503 votes)

        The Last Thing He Wanted

        2020
        Drama
        Thriller
        1 hr 56 min

        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.

        Creators

        Director, Screenplay
        Dee Rees
        Novel
        Joan Didion
        Screenplay
        Marco Villalobos
        The Last Thing He Wanted

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Anne Hathaway
        Anne Hathaway
        Elena McMahon
        Ben Affleck
        Ben Affleck
        Treat Morrison
        Rosie Perez
        Rosie Perez
        Alma Guerrero
        Willem Dafoe
        Willem Dafoe
        Richard McMahon
        Edi Gathegi
        Edi Gathegi
        Jones
        Mel Rodriguez
        Mel Rodriguez
        Barry Sedlow
        Onata Aprile
        Onata Aprile
        Cat McMahon
        Toby Jones
        Toby Jones
        Paul Schuster
        Carlos Leal
        Carlos Leal
        Max Epperson aka Bob Weir
        Ben Chase
        Ben Chase
        Max Berquist
        Julian Gamble
        Julian Gamble
        Secretary George Shultz
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (14/02/2020)
        Original language
        English
        Countries
        Production companies
        📖Based on novel / book
        Sandinism
        El salvador
        Co-workers relationship
        👩‍⚖️Woman director
        Investigative journalism
        Costa rica
        1980s
        Political thriller
        Weapons trafficking
        Iran–contra affair
        Father daughter relationship
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