The Last Thing He Wanted is a 2020 British-American political thriller film directed by Dee Rees based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Joan Didion, from a screenplay by Rees and Marco Villalobos. It stars Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez, Toby Jones, and Willem Dafoe.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2020. It was released on February 21, 2020, by Netflix. The film was heavily panned by critics, with criticism for its writing.
Premise
A journalist stops her coverage of the 1984 U.S. Presidential election to care for her dying father. In the process, she inherits his position as an arms dealer for Central America, and learns of the Iran–Contra affair.
Cast
Anne Hathaway as Elena McMahon
Willem Dafoe as Dick McMahon
Ben Affleck as Treat Morrison
Rosie Perez as Alma Guerrero
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
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