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The Last Thing He Wanted( 2020)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anne Hathaway

      Elena McMahon

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      Ben Affleck

      Treat Morrison

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      Rosie Perez

      Alma Guerrero

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      Willem Dafoe

      Richard McMahon

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      Edi Gathegi

      Jones

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      Mel Rodriguez

      Barry Sedlow

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      Onata Aprile

      Cat McMahon

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      Toby Jones

      Paul Schuster

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      Carlos Leal

      Max Epperson aka Bob Weir

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      Ben Chase

      Max Berquist

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      Julian Gamble

      Secretary George Shultz

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      Robert Sedgwick

      Stewart James

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      Bill Kelly

      General Gus Sharp

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      David Vadim

      Buck Pearson

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      César Galindez

      Red Truck Driver

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      Diomedes Rodriguez

      Glistening Boy

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      Casiano Ancalle

      Elderly Campesino Leader

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      Lee Markham

      Tarmac Secret Service Agent

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      Betty Jeune

      Female Reporter #1

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      Laura Niemi

      Female Reporter #2

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      James Scully

      Sloppy Reporter

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      Danny Loecken

      Smoking Reporter

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      Adam Hose

      Young Male Reporter

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      J. Scott Browning

      Suited Man #1

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      DeVere Jehl

      Suited Man #2

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      Dylan Wilson Barnes

      Campaign Sound Tech

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      Ed Berliner

      Moderator

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      Charles Gemmill

      Ronald Reagan

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      Barbara Andres

      Helena Shultz

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      Sewell Whitney

      Campaign Lackey

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      Jené

      Delia

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      Sarah Tolan-Mee

      Michelle

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      Janayra Reyes

      Nurse #1

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      Sandra Rodriguez

      Day Nurse

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      Yetta Gottesman

      Night Nurse

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      Romain Gateau

      Miami Neighbor

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      Antonio De Leo

      Young Resident

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      Luis Echeverri

      Bait Shack Owner

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      Brian Rechkemmer

      Male Nurse

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      Josette Pagan

      Kitty

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      Juan Carlos Diaz

      Paladín

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      Aurelio Lima

      Drunken Soldier

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      Camilo José Torres

      Soccer Player #1

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      Yasiel Trinidad

      Soccer Player #2

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      Marcos Ramos

      FSLN Checkpoint Soldier

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      Sulma Hernández

      Lone Woman

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      Maurim E. Chiclana Andino

      Telefónico Cashier

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      María Ruperto

      Colonial Attendant

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      Norman Santiago

      Shady Taxi Driver

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      Axel Cintrón

      Immigration Officer

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      Mariel Pabón

      Maid

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      Francisco Viñolo

      Airport Passerby

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      Kira Kirk

      Consular Greeter

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      Jason Lumberjack Johnson

      Wayne

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      Matt Minich

      Marine

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      Christopher Páez Rivera

      Mercenary #1

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      Michael Biggam

      Mercenary #2

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      Norman Grant

      Taxi Driver Antigua Airport

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      Iván Llanos

      Dashing Young Man - Paul's Guest

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      Abraham Henderson

      Intercon Bartender

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      Julio Gastón Ramos

      Coconut Boy

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      Ndsettia Argyle

      Vendor Woman

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      Michael Ray Davis

      Committee Member #1

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      Lee Poehlman

      Committee Member #2

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      Florent Gateau

      French Intelligence Boss

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    4
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 27 2022
    This has to be the worst example yet of the Netflix gazillions buying a cast that looks great on paper, but that delivers badly on screen. It isn't necessarily their fault - the writing is as incoherent as it is facile and the direction is all over the shop. There are simultaneous threads to the story (journalist Anne Hathaway "Elena" ends up in Central America getting drawn into a story of US government/agency duplicity and espionage that she was meant to be there to report on, basically) that simply don't tie up - we have no context into which we can immerse ourselves! Ben Affleck can't need ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • sandinism
    • el salvador
    • co-workers relationship
    • woman director
    • investigative journalism
    • costa rica
    • 1980s
    • political thriller
    • weapons trafficking
    • iran–contra affair
    • father daughter relationship