The Last Word

Here's a film about controlling your own narrative, in life and death. Harriet, a wealthy retiree, hires a local writer to ensure her life story is told her way. What begins as a business transaction blooms into something thornier. It's a film that, to its credit, does end.

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Mark Pellington directed The Last Word in 2017. See Mark Pellington's full filmography, where to start with Mark Pellington, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mark Pellington.

The Last Word was released in 2017 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.