The Last Thing He Wanted
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The Last Thing He Wanted

Drama Thriller
★ 4.9/10 TMDB 2020-02-14 116 min

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.

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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
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