''The Last Shift'' is a 2020 American
comedy-drama film written and directed by
Andrew Cohn
Andrew Cohn is an American writer and director originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. His feature film, ''The Last Shift'', premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony Pictures in over 150 cities nationwide. The film sta ...
in his narrative directorial debut. It stars
Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie,
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker,
Allison Tolman and
Ed O'Neill.
Cast
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Richard Jenkins as Stanley
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Shane Paul McGhie as Jevon
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Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Shazz
* Birgundi Baker as Sidney
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Allison Tolman as Mrs. Kelly
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Ed O'Neill as Dale
* Alex Stein as Rich
Production
In July 2019, it was announced
Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie,
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker,
Allison Tolman and
Ed O'Neill had joined the cast of the film, with
Andrew Cohn
Andrew Cohn is an American writer and director originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. His feature film, ''The Last Shift'', premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony Pictures in over 150 cities nationwide. The film sta ...
directing from a screenplay he wrote.
Release
It had its world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...
on January 27, 2020. In September 2020,
Sony Pictures Releasing
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group (commonly known as Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, formerly known as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group until 2013, and abbreviated as SPMPG) is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainme ...
acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a September 25, 2020, release.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads: "''The Last Shift'' doesn't quite reach the potential of its premise, however a powerful performance from Richard Jenkins makes it worth the watch."
Metacritic reports a score of 58 out of 100 based on 14 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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2020 films
American comedy-drama films
Films scored by Mark Orton
Stage 6 Films films
2020 comedy-drama films
2020s English-language films
2020s American films