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The Last Thing He Wanted is a 2020 political thriller film based on Joan Didion's novel of the same name. It stars Anne Hathaway as a journalist who gets involved in a conspiracy involving her father and the Iran–Contra affair.
With Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Willem Dafoe. A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake novel.
- (17K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Dee Rees
- 2020-02-21
Jan 23, 2020 · A veteran D.C. journalist (Academy Award® winner Anne Hathaway) loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father (Oscar® nominee Willem Dafoe) thrusts her from...
- 2 min
- 3.2M
- Netflix
Feb 21, 2020 · When she helps her father broker an arms deal, a reporter becomes involved in the story she's trying to break. Netflix. Watch The Last Thing He Wanted with a subscription on Netflix....
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- Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe
- Dee Rees
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
The Last Thing He Wanted is a novel by Joan Didion. It was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1996. The story centers on Elena McMahon, a reporter for The Washington Post who quits her job covering the 1984 United States presidential election to care for her father after her mother's death.
- Joan Didion
- 1996
Feb 21, 2020 · A Netflix adaptation of Joan Didion's novel about a journalist and weapons smuggler, directed by Dee Rees. The reviewer calls it incomprehensible, disastrous, and a paradox, and criticizes its narrative, dialogue, and performances.
A journalist gets involved in a dangerous arms deal in Central America to help her father, who is a former CIA agent with dementia. Based on Joan Didion's novel, the film stars Anne Hathaway, Willem Dafoe, Ben Affleck and Rosie Perez.
