The Last Shift
The Last Shift is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Andrew Cohn in his narrative directorial debut. It stars Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker, Allison Tolman and Ed O'Neill.
This article is about the 2020 American comedy-drama film. For the 2014 American psychological horror film, see Last Shift.The Last Shift
Andrew Cohn
- Albert Berger
- Ron Yerxa
- Sam Bisbee
- Alex Lipschultz
- Bert Kern
- Richard Jenkins
- Shane Paul McGhie
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph
- Birgundi Baker
- Allison Tolman
- Ed O'Neill
Mindy Elliott
- Bona Fide Productions
- Park Pictures
- Whitewater Films
- Stage 6 Films
- January 27, 2020 (Sundance)
- September 25, 2020 (United States)
90 minutes[1]
United States
English
$1,035,128
Production[edit]
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 directing from a screenplay he wrote.[2]
Release[edit]
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2020.[3] In September 2020, Sony Pictures Releasing acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a September 25, 2020, release.[4]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 64% of 36 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's 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."[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[6]