Movies like The Mule
If The Mule's mix of mexico, drug crime and texas stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Mule's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Gran Torino
2008 · Directed by Clint Eastwood · 116 min8.0
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Clint Eastwood · With Clint Eastwood · Shares: old man, korean war veteran
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
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No Country for Old Men
2007 · Directed by Joel Coen · 122 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: texas, drug cartel · Also crime and thriller
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail.
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The Marksman
2021 · Directed by Robert Lorenz · 108 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: mexico, drug cartel · Also drama and thriller
Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel.
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One False Move
1992 · Directed by Carl Franklin · 105 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: texas, small town sheriff · Also crime and drama
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding.
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Sicario
2015 · Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 122 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: mexico, texas · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (2010s)
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Bad Boys for Life
2020 · Directed by Bilall Fallah · 124 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: mexico, drug cartel · Also thriller and crime
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious…
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Man on Fire
2004 · Directed by Tony Scott · 146 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: mexico · Also drama and thriller
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will…
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Layer Cake
2004 · Directed by Matthew Vaughn · 105 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: drug mule · Also drama and thriller
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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Close Range
2015 · Directed by Isaac Florentine · 80 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: drug cartel · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (2010s)
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
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Last Man Standing
1996 · Directed by Walter Hill · 101 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: texas · Also crime and drama
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder.
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Bound by Honor
1993 · Directed by Taylor Hackford · 190 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso crime and drama
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A.