The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

Crime, Drama, General Film, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Dee Rees

Writer(s): Joan Didion (novel), Dee Rees, Marco Villalobos

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, Toby Jones, Mel Rodriguez, Edi Gathegi, Carlos Leal, Laura Niemi, Onata Aprile, Ashae Reagan, David Vadim, Steve Heinz, Erica Askew, Ellen Marguerite Cullivan, Brian Tester, TeriEnna Blanco, Ricky Wayne, Bill Kelly, Jim Cleary, Michael Ray Davis, Alan Fritz, Millie Ruperto, Jené, Frenchi Firecracker, Tom Dodson, Julian Gamble, Sewell Whitney, Nikole Rossitter, Paul Van Scott, Jessica Galinas, Thomas Curran, Ben Chase, Yetta Gottesman, Keith Zalman, Eneida Mascetti, Glenn Cutler, Adam Hose, Joseph Giambrone, Shirley Tatto, Debra Lee Lima, Meghan Isom, Betty Jeune, Christopher De Stefano, Patrick H. Fox, DeVere Jehl, Romain Gateau, Jason Lumberjack Johnson, Gina Juliet, Darci Dixon, J. Scott Browning, Omar Cruz Soto, Erick Szot, Ryan Morgan, Lee Poehlman, Sarah Tolan-Mee, Tyler Miller, Iván J. Torres Lasanta, Josette Pagan, Jeff Remas, Robert J. Fox, Michael B. Katz, Danielle Briana, Michael Mariano, Chad Stevens, Audrey Lynn, Hilel Potaznik, Patrick Sheehan, Christopher D Richert, Bob Crawford, Rick Walters, Michael Biggam, Alex Steeno, Danny Loecken, Sheila Friedman, Mateja Kalajian, Yvonne Gougelet, Zachary Gwin, Kristina Janine, Raymond Finzel, Carlos Alberto Hernandez, Antonio Deleo, Mitch Silver, James O. Beatty, Abner Caraballo, Casiano Ancalle, Tom Milana, Kent Arceneaux, Angel Romero Alamo, Elle Morrison, Mark Provance, Veronika Dresko, Jessica Kane, Luis O. Rosado, Brian Rechkemmer, James Clay Roberson, Castro Reyes Cesar, Daniel Sergio Bertot, Michael A. Blank, Katherine Diaz, Mike Guzman, Monica Kaufer, Steven Martinez, Christina Matas, Leonardo Pierantoni, Danilo Rocha, Jose L. Roman, Oscar Vaca, Michael Vitovich

Synopsis: 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. READ REVIEW

Release Date:February 21, 2020 (USA) | Length: 115 min | Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | MPAA Rating: Rated R for language, some violence, disturbing images and brief nudity.

Note: The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2020. Above is the Netflix premier date.