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The Last Thing He Wanted

The Last Thing He Wanted

2020·Movie·1h 56m

Drama, Thriller

4.9 / 10 (551 votes)

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.

Directed by
Dee Rees
Original language
English
Released
14 February 2020

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

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

  • Robert Sedgwick

    Robert Sedgwick

    Stewart James