The Last Shift

Name: The Last Shift
Released: 2020-9-25
Cast: Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Ed O'Neill, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker

The Last Shift

R
1h 31m
2020

65%

age 15+

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Stanley (Richard Jenkins), an aging fast-food worker, plans to call it quits after 38 years on the graveyard shift at Oscar's Chicken and Fish. His last weekend takes a turn while training his young replacement, Jevon (Shane Paul McGhie).

Director:

Andrew Cohn

Producer:

Sam Bisbee, Ron Yerxa, Albert Berger, Bert Kern, Alex Lipschultz

Writer:

Andrew Cohn

Cast:

Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Ed O'Neill, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

65%

Critics Consensus: The Last Shift doesn't quite reach the potential of its premise, however a powerful performance from Richard Jenkins makes it worth the watch.

Reviews

Richard Crouse

A wonderfully performed, if somewhat downbeat, portrait of the underbelly of the American Dream. It examines issues of white privilege, racial bias and how, despite the best of intentions, sometimes things just don't work out.

January 29, 2021

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AARP Movies for Grownups

Tim Appelo

The writer and the elder try to open each other's eyes to reality, and their colliding minds add up to a thoroughly entertaining take on race, class, age, retirement, and morality.

A small yet tender story

October 15, 2020

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The Curvy Film Critic

Carla Renata

Retirement, Bigotry and an Americana blast from a time gone by are weaved into an unlikely buddy comedy with a brilliant performance from Richard Jenkins and untapped potential from Shane Paul McGhie in The Last Shift.

Wonderful performances drive this story of an old greasy spoon worker training his young replacement, a film of few big 'moments' and many wondrous small observations.

October 10, 2020

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Common Sense Media

age 15+

Common Sense Says

Bittersweet, truthful indie drama about small towns, racism.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that The Last Shift is a drama about a man (Richard Jenkins) who's leaving his graveyard shift job at a fast-food restaurant after 38 years and must train his young replacement (Shane Paul McGhie). It tackles many social issues, including systemic racism (the main White character doesn't believe it exists). Expect lots of strong language, including "f--k," "s--t," and more. A character is mugged, whacked on the back of the head, and knocked unconscious (mild bloody wounds are shown). There's discussion of a racially motivated murder, arguing, and a comical traffic-related accident. A main character smokes pot, and both main characters smoke cigarettes on more than one occasion. A carload of teen boys is said to be drunk (they "smell of hooch"). A man smokes what appears to be meth (in a glass pipe). Minor characters appear drunk. Focusing on character development, the film realistically portrays the struggles of small-town lives, encouraging empathy from viewers.