Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, resulting in a life-altering friendship.
- Mister ArnMay 18, 2025The filmmakers embarked on a task at the film's onset: to paint Shirley McLean's character as a despicable person. However, their efforts to portray her as an insufferable and narcissistic individual who made everyone's lives miserable with her mere presence proved to be a formidable challenge for the audience to overcome. As the film progressed and we were given a deeper insight into her life, she slowly transformed into a nuanced, multidimensional character, eliciting empathy.
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The Last Word was released on March 3, 2017.
The Last Word was directed by Mark Pellington.
The Last Word has a runtime of 1h 47m.
The Last Word was produced by Anne-Marie Mackay, Kirk D'Amico, Mark Pellington.
Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, resulting in a life-altering friendship.
The key characters in The Last Word are Harriet Lauler (Shirley MacLaine), Anne Sherman (Amanda Seyfried), Elizabeth (Anne Heche).
The Last Word is rated R.
The Last Word is a Comedy, Drama film.
The Last Word has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10.
The Last Word has made $1.8M at the box office.