The Mule (2018)
Nobody runs forever
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The Mule rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7/10· 168K votes
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic58%
TMDb6.9/10· 5K votesWith 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 58/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About The Mule
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.
Cast of The Mule
Clint Eastwood
as Earl Stone
Bradley Cooper
as Agent Colin Bates
Laurence Fishburne
as Special Agent in Charge
Michael Peña
as Agent Treviño
Dianne Wiest
as Mary
Andy Garcia
as Latón
Ignacio Serricchio
as Julio
Taissa Farmiga
as Ginny
Alison Eastwood
as Iris
Richard Herd
as Tim Kennedy
Lobo Sebastian
as Bug
Manny Montana
as Axl
The Mule facts
- Budget
- $50M
- Box office
- $174.8M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •True story adaptation grounds crime drama in authentic narrative
- •Character study explores aging criminal in morally complex circumstances
- •Realistic tone distinguishes film from typical drug cartel thriller
What the audience disliked
- •Pacing occasionally meanders through slower biographical passages
- •DEA conflict subplot lacks tension compared to main character arc
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