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7.1Two 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.
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Mud
- Reese Witherspoon as Juniper
- Tye Sheridan as Ellis
- Jacob Lofland as Neckbone
- Sam Shepard as Tom
- Ray McKinnon as Senior
Themes
- sniper
- friendship
- bounty hunter
- snake
- mississippi river
- river
- killing
- houseboat
- motel
- arkansas
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
198,842 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
76/100
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 15 wins & 39 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jeff Nichols
- Written by
- Jeff Nichols
- Produced by
- Lisa Maria Falcone Sarah Green Aaron Ryder
- Starring
- Matthew McConaughey Tye Sheridan Sam Shepard Michael Shannon Joe Don Baker Ray McKinnon Sarah Paulson Paul Sparks Jacob Lofland Reese Witherspoon
- Cinematography
- Adam Stone
- Edited by
- Julie Monroe
- Music by
- David Wingo
- Production companies
- Everest Entertainment Brace Cove Productions FilmNation Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Lionsgate Roadside Attractions
- Release dates
- May 26, 2012 ( 2012-05-26 ) ( Cannes ) April 26, 2013 ( 2013-04-26 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 130 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $32.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 359151
- Official website
- mud-themovie.com
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- publication date
- 2013-04-26
- title
- Mud
- capital cost
- 10000000
- box office
- 32600000
- review score
- 76/100
- Commons category
- Mud (2012 film)
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Mud is a 2012 American independent Southern Gothic coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols. Set along the Mississippi River in rural Arkansas, the film follows two teenage boys, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland), who encounter a fugitive named Mud (Matthew McConaughey) hiding on a small island. They agree to help him repair a boat, evade bounty hunters, and reunite with his estranged lover, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). Sam Shepard and Michael Shannon also star. The film was Joe Don Baker's last appearance before his death in 2025.
Mud competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it received an 18-minute standing ovation. It was also shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013. The film opened on April 26, 2013, with a limited release in select theaters, before having a wide release on May 10. Mud performed well at the box office, grossing $32.6 million on a $10 million budget, and received critical acclaim.