Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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1997
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A visiting city reporter’s assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

Might be the weirdest and finest movie from Eastwood. He trades some of his careful storytelling for mystery, and the result is a great art-house cinema.
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The Mule

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2018
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

It’s very precisely done and tops many action movies of our times, but Gran Torino, a similar movie from Eastwood, is a little better.
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