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Mud

Mud

Drama · 2013

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

Movie details

Mud

“Running from his past. Hiding from the law. Only one way out.”

2013 Drama 2h 10m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jeff Nichols

Written by

Jeff Nichols

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Mud

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Juniper

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

Ellis

Jacob Lofland

Jacob Lofland

Neckbone

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Tom

Ray McKinnon

Ray McKinnon

Senior

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Mary Lee

Court is in session

Put Mud on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.