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.
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Cast
71 people
Clint Eastwood
Earl Stone
Known for
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
Bradley Cooper
Agent Colin Bates
Known for
The Hangover
American Sniper
Laurence Fishburne
Special Agent in Charge
Known for
The Matrix
Hannibal
Michael Peña
Agent Treviño
Known for
The Martian
Fury
Dianne Wiest
Mary
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
Mayor of Kingstown
Andy Garcia
Latón
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
Passengers
Ignacio Serricchio
Julio
Known for
Lost in Space
The Inmate
Taissa Farmiga
Ginny
Known for
The Nun
The Final Girls
Alison Eastwood
Iris
Known for
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Tightrope
Richard Herd
Tim Kennedy
Known for
V
Get Out
Lobo Sebastian
Bug
Known for
On Call
The Longest Yard
Manny Montana
Axl
Known for
Good Girls
Ironheart
Clint Eastwood Director · Nick Schenk Screenplay Arturo Sandoval Composer
Worldwide gross $175M · Budget $50M · United States release December 14, 2018
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$174,800,000
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
Imperative Entertainment
Production
Bron Studios
Production
Malpaso Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · December 10, 2018
Premiere · Los Angeles
United States · December 14, 2018
Theatrical
United States · April 2, 2019
Physical
Argentina
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Australia
January 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Austria
February 1, 2019 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 23, 2019 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 14, 2019 · Theatrical
May 15, 2019 · Digital
Bulgaria
February 1, 2019 · Theatrical
Canada
December 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Chile
January 31, 2019 · Theatrical
China
August 17, 2019 · Premiere · Beijing
August 26, 2019 · Limited theatrical · 全国艺术电影放映联盟专线上映
Colombia
February 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Finland
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
May 13, 2019 · Physical
France
January 23, 2019 · Theatrical
May 22, 2019 · Digital · VOD
June 5, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
November 17, 2025 · TV · France•3
May 28, 2026 · TV · T18
July 22, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
September 4, 2026 · TV · OCS
Germany
January 31, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
May 9, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
May 8, 2019 · Physical · DVD
India
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Indonesia
January 30, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Israel
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
March 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
June 12, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
January 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Norway
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Peru
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 30, 2019 · Theatrical
Poland
March 15, 2019 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 31, 2019 · Theatrical
Romania
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
February 28, 2019 · Premiere · Каро
Saudi Arabia
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 18, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
March 8, 2019 · Theatrical
July 12, 2019 · Physical
Sweden
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 23, 2019 · Theatrical · French
January 31, 2019 · Theatrical · German
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 11, 2021 · Digital
Ukraine
February 28, 2019 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
June 3, 2019 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
June 3, 2019 · Digital
June 3, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
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