20 movies like The Mule, ordered by similarity : Transpecos(2016), Desierto - Border Sniper(2015), Get the Gringo(2012), Pocha: Manifest Destiny(2015), Thelma(2017), Sicario(2015), Gone Girl(2014), Rabbit(2017), Tiger Raid(2016), Seduced(2016), Wildling(2018), Kaleidoscope(2016) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2012
96 Minutes
Sharon Stone Billy Zane Rosemberg Salgado Miguel Rodarte Giovanna Zacarías Olga Segura Manolo Cardona Gilmer Bejarano Sevestino Salazar
mule journalist american illegal immigrant mexican smuggler dark melodramatic border frontier border town desert violence search mexico darkness relationships consequences discovery rescue
A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
86 Minutes
Gabriel Luna Johnny Simmons Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Luis Bordonada David Acord Oscar Avila Will Brittain Jake Lockett
border patrol officer drug trafficker drug smuggler mafia boss thrilling suspenseful brooding raw spectacular border mexican-american border drug cartel drug smuggling border patrol corrupt police extortion adventure pursuit rescue revenge
For three Border Patrol agents working a remote desert checkpoint, the contents of one car will reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours will take them on a treacherous journey that could cost them their lives.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
Mexico|France
2015
90 Minutes
Gael García Bernal Jeffrey Dean Morgan Alondra Hidalgo Diego Cataño Marco Pérez Oscar Flores Butch McCain Lew Temple
migrant mexican psychopath sniper dog woman brooding emotional intense mexican-american border desert truck camp hut canyon illegal immigration mexicans danger survival determination
A group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a racist man who has taken border patrol duties into his own hands.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Mexico
2012
96 Minutes
Mel Gibson Daniel Giménez Cacho Jesús Ochoa Roberto Sosa Dolores Heredia Kevin Hernandez Peter Stormare Dean Norris Bob Gunton Scott Cohen Patrick Bauchau
bank robber american mexican border patrol officer gangster young boy engaging gripping moving amusing playful brutal mexico prison robbery bank robbery relationships gangsters organ harvesting fear
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
84 Minutes
Veronica Sixtos Roberto Urbina Julio Cesar Cedillo Jorge A. Jimenez Jesse Garcia María del Carmen Farías
mexican drug smuggler young woman tense emotional dark border town big city desert change of lifestyle one last job partnership dysfunction manipulation subjugation 2010s
Claudia, 22, gets busted for credit card fraud and deported from USA to Mexico. She returns to her estranged dad's ranch. She's a pocha - can't speak Spanish. She gets involved with a drug smuggler.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Norway|France|Denmark|Sweden
2017
116 Minutes
Eili Harboe Kaya Wilkins Henrik Rafaelsen Ellen Dorrit Petersen Grethe Eltervåg Ingrid Giæver Oskar Pask Anders Mossling Steinar Klouman Hallert
student young woman supernatural being friend victim love interest chilling dense fascinating gripping intense uneasy oslo college library home outdoors forest supernatural unexplained phenomenon
A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico|Hong Kong
2015
121 Minutes
Emily Blunt Benicio Del Toro Josh Brolin Victor Garber Jon Bernthal Daniel Kaluuya Jeffrey Donovan Raoul Trujillo Julio Cesar Cedillo Bernardo Saracino
fbi agent government official hit man drug czar police officer mexican brooding emotional intense bleak thrilling mexican-american border car warehouse street drug house hotel drugs assassination surveillance
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.
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
149 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rosamund Pike Neil Patrick Harris Tyler Perry Kim Dickens Patrick Fugit Carrie Coon David Clennon Lisa Banes Missi Pyle Emily Ratajkowski
writer wife suspect police officer journalist police detective brooding dark intense bleak thrilling disheartening carthage house street police station car office disappearance illusions
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Mystery & Thriller
2017
103 Minutes
Adelaide Clemens Alex Russell Veerle Baetens Jonny Pasvolsky Charles Mayer Guy O'Donnell David Jobling Celine O'Leary Simon Stollery Charlotte Munns Sarah Brokensha
sister twin missing girl fiancé cop cult leader brooding dark eerie creepy suspenseful tense adelaide, australia cult disappearance missing persons twins sister relationship search discovery
A woman has a vivid dream and becomes certain that she now knows the whereabouts of her missing twin sister.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|Ireland
2016
92 Minutes
Sofia Boutella Rory Fleck-Byrne Brian Gleeson Damien Molony
mercenary former lover partner captive thrilling intense dark war zone compound truck desert stage play darkness relationships dangerous job partnership dilemma love 2000s
Two mercenaries ride a wave of pitch-black camaraderie as they travel through the desert night on their way to carry out a kidnapping in Iraq. As the raid progresses, their frenzied world ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Elisabeth Röhm Jon Prescott Julie Mond Robert Mailhouse Jessica Amlee April Audia Tanner Stine Ser'Darius Blain Cade Carradine Alexandria Basso
widow woman con man love interest murder suspect lover charming cheeky emotional passionate suspenseful disheartening germany city beach love love interest relationships betrayal trust
A woman is conned by a man who uses online dating ads to rob women.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA
2018
93 Minutes
Liv Tyler Brad Dourif Bel Powley James LeGros Mike Faist Collin-Kelly Sordelet Troy Ruptash Arlo Mertz Aviva Winick
teen girl father fictitious character monster sheriff son bleak brooding dark disturbing eerie somber tense rural community woods school attic cave forest captivity
A blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2016
100 Minutes
Anne Reid Sinead Matthews Deborah Findlay Karl Johnson Toby Jones Cecilia Noble Frederick Schmidt Manjinder Virk
ex-convict son mother love interest police officer husband bleak brooding chilling dark disturbing frightening council estate city apartment abusive relationship mother/son relationship traumatic past unintended consequences illusions
A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2017
80 Minutes
Ana Asensio Natasha Romanova David Little Nicholas Tucci Larry Fessenden Caprice Benedetti Anna Myrha Ami Sheth Miriam A. Hyman Sara Visser Natalia Zvereva
illegal immigrant young woman bleak brooding emotional moving intense suspenseful new york city united states survival redemption struggle danger illegal immigration illicit business darkness dark secrets sacrifice underdog
Most Beautiful Island is a chilling portrait of an undocumented young woman's struggle for survival as she finds redemption from a tortured past in a dangerous game.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2004
110 Minutes
Benoît Magimel Laura Smet Aurore Clément Bernard Le Coq Solène Bouton Anna Mihalcea Thomas Chabrol
young man femme fatale bridesmaid sister love interest suspenseful dark unrestrained france wedding murder love spell marriage passion unusual behavior family love temptation discovery 2000s
In 1984, loser pizza guy Whitey Johnson is run over by a semi truck on live television, making him a local hero. The world watches as Whitey vows to not only walk again but to win his ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
108 Minutes
Joan Crawford Van Heflin Raymond Massey Geraldine Brooks Stanley Ridges John Ridgely Nana Bryant Moroni Olsen Erskine Sanford Gerald Perreau Isabel Withers
nurse psychiatrist engineer wealthy man neighbor wife dark melodramatic creepy los angeles washington state hospital diner jealousy suicide insanity obsession violence unrequited love love
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Gay & Lesbian
Canada
2018
99 Minutes
Hannah Anderson Brittany Allen Martha MacIsaac Joey Klein Charlotte Lindsay Marron
couple wife lesbian family member psychopath serial killer brooding dark creepy intense shocking unrestrained cabin woods anniversary darkness revelation survival struggle evil
Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a female married couple attempting to celebrate their one-year anniversary.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2013
95 Minutes
Lindsay Lohan James Deen Nolan Gerard Funk Gus Van Sant Amanda Brooks Tenille Houston Lauren Schacher Jarod Einsohn Alex Ashbaugh
movie producer lover sex addict wealthy man girlfriend actor dark sultry thrilling emotional hollywood los angeles affluent neighborhood big city home movie studio infidelity discovery affair downward spiral
When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, Ryan, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody violence.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
Georgia
2015
110 Minutes
Sterling Knight Spencer Locke Dean Geyer Nana Kiknadze Nika Apriashvili Kote Tolordava Giorgi Tsaava Helen Nelson
tourist couple american psychopath hunter friend bleak chilling dark disturbing intense raw georgia outdoors road violence torture trauma abuse of power bad luck
Trapped standing on an armed landmine, an American tourist is forced to watch helplessly while his girlfriend is terrorized and brutally assaulted.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
102 Minutes
Rich Sommer Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Joanne Froggatt Amy Madigan Randee Heller Amanda Crew Paul Ben-Victor Michael Mosley
medium investigator murderer suspect author brash dark disturbing engaging gritty uneasy united states crime scene town psychic abilities fraud misguided scheme desperation fame murder
An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Mexico
2012
97 Minutes
Francisco Barreiro Laura Caro Alan Martinez David Arturo Cabezud Enrique Saint-Martin Michele Estrada Jessica Iris Dana Dorel Juan Carlos Arreguin Giancarlo Ruiz Barbara Perrin Rivemar
wife husband parent couple son daughter thrilling engaging suspenseful shocking dark intense cave mexico tijuana tijuana, mexico horror danger fear change
A married couple lose their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they ... See full summary »