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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.1 / 100
2018·Crime / Drama / Thriller·1h 56m

THE MULE

“Nobody runs forever”

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.

Above the Line
Clint Eastwood·DirectorNick Schenk·ScreenplayYves Bélanger·Director of PhotographyArturo Sandoval·Original Music ComposerJoel Cox·Editor
Cast
Clint Eastwood·Earl StoneBradley Cooper·Agent Colin BatesLaurence Fishburne·Special Agent in ChargeMichael Peña·Agent TreviñoDianne Wiest·MaryAndy Garcia·LatónIgnacio Serricchio·JulioTaissa Farmiga·GinnyAlison Eastwood·IrisRichard Herd·Tim Kennedy
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Clint Eastwood·Director
Writing· 1
Nick Schenk·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Yves Bélanger·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Joel Cox·Editor
Sound & Music· 9
Arturo Sandoval·Original Music ComposerJohn T. Reitz·Sound Re-Recording MixerChristian Wenger·Sound Effects EditorAlan Robert Murray·Supervising Sound EditorGoeun Lee Everett·Sound Effects EditorDarren Maynard·Sound Effects EditorJohn Joseph Thomas·Sound Effects EditorDean A. Zupancic·Sound Re-Recording MixerSteven A. Morrow·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 4
Kevin Ishioka·Production DesignDeborah Hopper·Costume DesignJulien Pougnier·Art DirectionRory Bruen·Art Direction
Production· 13
Clint Eastwood·ProducerDan Friedkin·ProducerBradley Thomas·ProducerTim Moore·ProducerKristina Rivera·ProducerJessica Meier·ProducerDavid Bernad·Executive ProducerTodd Hoffman·Executive ProducerRuben Fleischer·Executive ProducerAaron L. Gilbert·Executive ProducerTara Feldstein Bennett·CastingDavid M. Bernstein·Co-ProducerChase Paris·Casting
By the Numbers
77.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
70%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$175M
ROI 250%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Mule's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#212121
#7C7C7C
#E0E0E0
Mood
Somber, Mysterious
Composition
Layered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a black and white image with a subtle sepia tone. The upper portion shows a close-up, profile view of an older man's face, partially o”

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Key Elements
Baseball CapPickup TruckRoad
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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