The Counselor raises expectations with its talented cast and creative crew -- then subverts them with a wordy and clumsy suspense thriller that's mercilessly short on suspense or thrills.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Ridley Scott -
Producer -
Ridley Scott , Nick Wechsler , Steve Schwartz , Paula Mae Schwartz -
Screenwriter -
Cormac McCarthy -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Scott Free Productions , Chockstone Pictures , Nick Wechsler -
Rating -
R (Language|Graphic Violence|Some Grisly Images|Strong Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 25, 2013, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 10, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$16.9M -
Runtime -
1h 57m -
Sound Mix -
Datasat , Dolby Stereo