The Counselor

The Counselor is a 2013 crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy. It stars Michael Fassbender as the eponymous Counselor as well as Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt. The story revolves around a high-level lawyer who becomes entangled in a drug deal in the dangerous border area between Mexico and Texas, leading to a series of violent and bloodthirsty events.