The Mule (2018)

Directed by

Clint Eastwood

Genre

drama film, crime film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 5,391 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely old man becomes a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He tries to balance his criminal work with reconnecting to his estranged family.

reflectivewistfulgrittyunderstatedbittersweetlow-keyunhurried

What happens

The Mule is a 2018 American crime drama film starring and directed by Clint Eastwood, and produced by Eastwood, Dan Friedkin, Jessica Meier, Tim Moore, Kristina Rivera, and Bradley Thomas. The screenplay, written by Nick Schenk, is based on the 2014 The New York Times article "The Sinaloa Cartel's 90-Year-Old Drug Mule" by Sam Dolnick, which recounts the story of Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran in his 80s who became a drug courier for the Sinaloa Cartel. The film co-stars Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, Dianne Wiest, and Andy García. This was Eastwood's first acting project since 2012, and his first starring leading role in a film directed by himself since 2008. Filming began in early June 2018, taking place in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia, with other film locations in Las Cruces, New Mexico and Colorado. The Mule was released in the United States on December 14, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It grossed over $174 million. The film received generally positive reviews, with critics calling it "poignant and charming" and praising Eastwood's performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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