"The Mule" is a crime drama directed and produced by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by Nick Schenk ("Narcos", "Gran Torino") based on the New York Times Magazine Article "The Sinaloa Cartel's 90-Year Old Drug Mule" by Sam Dolnick.
In his first starring role since 2008's "Gran Torino", and his first big screen appearance since 2012's "Trouble With the Curve", Eastwood stars in "The Mule" as a 90-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran who becomes a "mule" for a Mexican drug cartel in order to avoid financial ruin. The film also stars Bradley Cooper, Taissa Farmiga, Alison Eastwood, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest, Andy Garcia, Laurence Fishburne and Clifton Collins Jr..
"The Mule" opened in theaters on December 14, 2018 and received mixed reviews from critics. It opened in second place at the box-office, grossing $17.2 million from just 2,588 theaters.
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