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- THE LAST THING HE WANTED derives from Joan Didion's 1996 novel about plotting and covert arms deals undertaken by the U.S. government using taxpayer money to send weapons to Contras battling the Sandinista government in Nicaragua.
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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.
- Plot Summary
- The Real Deal
- The Ending: Who’s The Bad guy?
Journalist Elena McMahon wants to look into America’s connection with the weapons ending up in the hands of the Contras and what role the country is playing in the war south of its border. When her own office shuts down her investigation, she finds a way to get to the depth of the story through her father. She discovers that he has been a gunrunner...
From the moment Elena lands with the shipment in Costa Rica, she knows that something is wrong. It is supposed to be a quick in-and-out situation: deliver the goods and leave with the payment. However, she is left behind, and the one million that was promised to her father is nowhere to be seen. With the help of Jones, she gets out of the place and...
Escaping death so many times, we begin to wonder how Elena always ends up at the wrong place at the wrong time. Who is setting her up to kill her? Our first suspicion is on the guy who just happens to be there whenever she is in trouble, but in the end, it turns out to be someone else entirely. Treat Morrison is the one who kills Elena. Tipped off ...
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.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Dee Rees
- 2020-02-21
Elena McMahon (Anne Hathaway) is a journalist reporting out of the Atlantic Post's Central American bureau in El Salvador who is forced to flee during the civil war. During her coverage, she wonders how so many arms and guns found their way into El Salvador.
Feb 21, 2020 · Released Feb 21, 2020 1h 55m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller CTA List. 5% Tomatometer 57 Reviews 14% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings. When she helps her father broker an arms deal, a reporter...
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- Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe
- Dee Rees
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Feb 21, 2020 · The Last Thing He Wanted. Crime. 116 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2020. Nick Allen. February 21, 2020. 4 min read. Dee Rees ’ “The Last Thing He Wanted” is incomprehensible to an almost impressive degree—usually when a movie’s narrative gets so out of control, it over-corrects itself at some point before the end. But not here.
Feb 5, 2020 · The Last Thing He Wanted is an upcoming Netflix Original political-thriller directed, written and produced by Dee Rees. Based on the screenplay adaptation of Joan Didion’s novel of the same name, this is the second Original directed by Dee Rees after Mudbound.
