
The Last Thing He Wanted
Taste attributes: dramathrillercrimemysteryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA heavy thriller that is intricate, original and unsavoury. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
5.0 /10
TMDB · 361 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Directed by
- Dee Rees
Cast
- Anne Hathaway
- Ben Affleck
- Rosie Perez
- Willem Dafoe
- Edi Gathegi
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Elevated Films
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