The Last Thing He Wanted

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 in select theaters on February 14, 2020, followed by a release on February 21 on Netflix. The film was panned by critics, who criticized the writing.