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Name: The Counselor
Director: Ridley Scott
Genre: crime, drama, thriller
Released: 2013
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 5.4

The Counselor has an iRankMovies score of 47.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Counselor (2013)

Sin is a choice.

Release:2013

Runtime:1h 57m

Country:United States

Director:Ridley Scott

Language:English

Genre

CrimeDramaThriller

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Keywords

Drug SmugglingPoetryDrug TraffickingSnuffLawyerCriminal UnderworldRed Dress

iRank47

The Counselor rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.4/10· 110K votes

Rotten Tomatoes34%

Metacritic48%

TMDb5.29/10· 2K votes

With 34% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.4/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Counselor

A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

Cast of The Counselor

Michael Fassbender
as The Counselor
Penélope Cruz
as Laura
Cameron Diaz
as Malkina
Javier Bardem
as Reiner
Brad Pitt
as Westray
Bruno Ganz
as Diamond Dealer
Rosie Perez
as Ruth
Sam Spruell
as Wireman
Toby Kebbell
as Tony
Edgar Ramírez
as Priest
Rubén Blades
as Jefe
Natalie Dormer
as Blonde

The Counselor facts

Budget: $25M
Box office: $71M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Criminal underworld thriller drama provides sophisticated adult crime narrative
•Poetry and symbolic elements add literary depth to drug trafficking premise
•Director prestige and red dress imagery create memorable visual storytelling moments

What the audience disliked

•Lawyer protagonist development sacrificed for abstract philosophical crime dialogue
•Drug smuggling plot lacks clear narrative momentum or character agency