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The Mule

The Mule

Nobody runs forever

20186.91h 56m

Overview

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.

Directed by Clint Eastwood
Written by Nick Schenk, Sam Dolnick
Produced by Clint Eastwood, Dan Friedkin, Tim Moore
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $174.8M

Top Cast

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Earl Stone

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

Agent Colin Bates

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Special Agent in Charge

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Agent Treviño

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Mary

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Latón

Ignacio Serricchio

Ignacio Serricchio

Julio

Taissa Farmiga

Taissa Farmiga

Ginny

Alison Eastwood

Alison Eastwood

Iris

Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Tim Kennedy

Themes & Keywords

mexicodrug crimetexasdrug mulebased on true storyold mandrug carteldea agentpickup trucksmall town sheriffkorean war veteranbased on magazine, newspaper or article2000s

About The Mule

The Mule is a crime, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of mexico, drug crime, texas, drug mule, based on true story, old man. Directed by Clint Eastwood, it stars Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne. 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.

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