👉 Desiderated is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Michael Haneke and starring Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, and Julia Stiles. The movie was written by David E. Kelley and based on his short story "The Descent" from the novel of the same name by John W. Campbell Jr. The plot follows a man who discovers he has been chosen as part of a special group called the "Descent," which is tasked with rescuing people