The Mule

"Nobody runs forever"

Dec 14 2018 R 1h 56m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

Plot

Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man who is ninety years old, broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does well, so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler. But he isn't the only one keeping tabs on Earl. The mysterious new drug mule has also hit the radar of hard-charging D.E.A. Agent Colin Bates (Bradley Cooper). And even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel's enforcers, catch up to him.

Written by

Nick Schenk, Sam Dolnick

Directed by

Clint Eastwood

Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

Creative Wealth Media Finance, Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Bron Studios, Imperative Entertainment

Languages

Español, English

Awards

1 win & 10 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
167,532
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA