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The Last Thing He Wanted is a 2020 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. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez, Toby Jones, and Willem Dafoe .
Feb 21, 2020 · A crime drama based on Joan Didion's novel, starring Anne Hathaway and Ben Affleck. A journalist gets involved in a dangerous arms deal for her father's sake.
- (17K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Dee Rees
- 2020-02-21
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.
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
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® no...
- 2 min
- 3.2M
- Netflix
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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.