The Mule
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The Mule

It's what's inside that counts.

6.3 / 10 2014 1h 43mNR English
CrimeComedyThriller

Storyline

In 1983, a naive man is detained by Australian Federal Police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach. After being apprehended, ‘The Mule’ makes a desperate choice... to defy his bodily functions and withhold the evidence – literally.

Cast & Crew

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Tom Croft

Lead
Angus Sampson

Angus Sampson

Ray Jenkins

Leigh Whannell

Leigh Whannell

Gavin Ellis

Ewen Leslie

Ewen Leslie

Paris

Geoff Morrell

Geoff Morrell

John

Georgina Haig

Georgina Haig

Jasmine Griffiths

Noni Hazlehurst

Noni Hazlehurst

Judy Jenkins

John Noble

John Noble

Pat Shepherd

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tony Mahony's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Mule is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker