The Last Word
- Release Date: March 10, 2017 (limited)
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Mark Pellington
- Producer(s): Kevin D. Forester, Phillip B. Goldfine
- Writer(s): Stuart Ross Fink
- Studio: Elevation Pictures
- Length: 1h 48m | Classification: G
- Official Site: bleeckerstreetmedia.com/thelastword
Synopsis
A high-handed, retired businesswoman named Harriet (Shirley MacLaine) decides to get someone to write her obituary before she dies, to make sure her life story is told on her own terms.
A young journalist named Anne Sherman (Amanda Seyfried) is tasked with writing Harriet’s obituary, and decides to investigate the truth behind the woman's story. When Anne is given a list of people to gather quotes from about Harriet, it becomes clear that she's not well-liked amongst her peers. In spite of Harriet's domineering attitude, the two eventually establish a friendship of sorts.