The Last Word
2017 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.6 · 40% critics
A controlling retired businesswoman decides to take charge of her legacy by having her obituary written while she’s still alive. As a young journalist digs past the polished version of events, the assignment turns into an unexpected connection that pushes both women to rethink what matters and how they want to be remembered.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-03-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (375 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, inspirational dramedy about second chances and unlikely friendship, similar in spirit to Finding Your Feet or Danny Collins; Not for you if you dislike predictable, cliché-heavy stories.
Pros: strong lead performances; poignant, feel-good moments; memorable soundtrack | Cons: predictable, formulaic plot; clichéd side characters; uneven tone and pacing
Themes
- friendship
- suicide attempt
- vandalism
- road trip
- advertising executive
- obituary
- radio dj
- obituary writer
- essay writer
Cast & crew
Shirley MacLaine
as Harriet Lauler
Amanda Seyfried
as Anne Sherman
Anne Heche
as Elizabeth
Thomas Sadoski
as Robin Sands
Philip Baker Hall
as Edward
Adina Porter
as Bree Wilson
Sarah Baker
as Zoe
Tom Everett Scott
as Ronald Odom
Gedde Watanabe
as Louie the gardener
Joel Murray
as Joe Mueller
Directed by Mark Pellington