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The Mule

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A first-time drug mule tries desperately to prevent his body from giving up its lethal cargo after Australian authorities take him into custody.
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Smarter than its scatological premise might suggest, The Mule offers solidly explosive laughs for fans of dark comedy.

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Stephen Romei The Australian 12/11/2014
2.5/5
This gritty, claustrophobic film will not be to everyone's taste -- and if I say that phrase also has a double meaning, you have a hint of just how gross Ray's week gets before it's over. Go to Full Review
Justin Chang Variety 11/24/2014
An excremental but hardly execrable Australian comedy-drama that plays like the klutzy, sheets-soiling stepbrother of "Maria Full of Grace." Go to Full Review
David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) 11/21/2014
2.5/5
Some of it is extremely disgusting and they seemed to revel in that aspect of it. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 09/12/2019
2.5/5
Generally interesting and with a decent production value, The Mule is worth a look. Go to Full Review
Naila Scargill Trebuchet 02/28/2019
Excellent writing and direction successfully meld thriller elements to make for a surprisingly rich black comedy. Go to Full Review
Paul M. Bradshaw Total Film 01/02/2017
3/5
Its a cheek-clenchingly tense waiting game that Sampson plays perfectly ... Go to Full Review
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Gareth v Aug 10 An unusual, grimly funny crime tale that turns its small scope into a strength — just be ready for its… less glamorous details. See more Noelle S 08/29/2024 Lovely film. A little gross at times, but that doesn't take away from the plot. Also, Leigh Whannell was in it, so it's an automatic 5/5 See more prawnda s 09/20/2023 it is better than you might assume from the summary, but John Noble kind of ruins every scene he's in. having him be the big bad guy just doesn't click, it's neither funny or ominous, and he has very fake teeth. he was not really any good as denethor in the first place, and generally is unsettling in the wrong types of ways (creepy old man vs drug lord). the rest of the cast, including another notable LotR alumni: Hugo Weaving, do a perfectly serviceable job for what the script gives them, which is not much. the film seems like it will get funny to start, but around the 30 minute mark i was already sensing it run out of ideas. more establishing scenes in the first act that didn't begin instantly with the smuggling operation would probably have done quite a lot for this. the movie isn't really funny. it's also not a terrible watch, but it feels like it's got one foot in comedy and one in thriller, which leaves it with a generally inconsistent tone. i can't help feeling that this would have been much better if it leaned further in one direction. See more Laurie S @Karlwinters 06/13/2023 Excellent movie, exciting and engrossing. See more 04/27/2019 Horrendously bad movie. Really have to question the good scores given. Where you guys having a laugh? See more 04/03/2017 With a decent premise and a solid cast this is a dark comedy that provided a few laughs and some general entertainment but was generally not that funny, really rather repetitive in areas and tends to drag in areas. It does however have a good score/soundtrack and an okay payoff. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A first-time drug mule tries desperately to prevent his body from giving up its lethal cargo after Australian authorities take him into custody.
Director
Tony Mahony, Juliet John
Producer
Angus Sampson, Jane Liscombe
Screenwriter
Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Jaime Browne
Distributor
XLrator Media
Production Co
Screen Australia, Cherub Films, 4Cows
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2015
Runtime
1h 42m
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