The Last Thing He Wanted (film)

The Last Thing He Wanted
Official release poster
Directed byDee Rees
Screenplay by
  • Marco Villalobos
  • Dee Rees
Based onThe Last Thing He Wanted
by Joan Didion
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBobby Bukowski
Edited byMako Kamitsuna
Music byTamar-kali
Production
companies
  • Elevated Films
  • Little Red Hen
  • The Fyzz Facility
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 27, 2020 (2020-01-27) (Sundance)
  • February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100 million

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.

The Last Thing He Wanted had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2020, and was released on February 21, 2020, by Netflix. The film was panned by critics, who criticized the writing.