The Counselor

  • Theatrical - Wide 2013-10-25
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An attorney is in search of a big payday after he proposes to his girlfriend, Laura. So he hooks up with Reiner, an acquaintance with deep criminal ties, for a new business proposition: they’ll take $20 million worth of cocaine from... See more south of the border and offload it themselves, aided by the no-good Westray. As you might imagine, things do not go well for anyone involved.

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