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IMDb rating 7.4
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Critic rating 7.3

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Critic Mike D'Angelo
rated 7

First and foremost, it’s another splendid showcase for the ongoing McConaughey Renaissance: He plays Mud as if Tom Sawyer had grown up and gone horrifically wrong, effortlessly projecting rascally charm with a hint of underlying menace.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Dan Jolin
rated 8

A bold, intelligent, 21st century take on Mark Twain — with added occult tendencies.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Kerstin Gezelius
rated 6

Både Sheridan och Ray McKinnon, som spelar hans pappa, är fängslande och svåra att slita blicken ifrån. Dessutom gör Sam Shephard kanske sitt livs mest klockrena skådespelarinsats i en liten roll som Muds gamle beskyddare.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Niels Roe
rated 7

...en film om forsøget på at finde en vej i livet og forene denne med frihed og ansvar.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Lotta Zachrisson
rated 8

...en film som lyckas kombinera både äventyr och thriller utan att falla i stereotypfällan som så ofta sker för dessa genrer.

Read full review at Moviezine
Critic Michael Bo
rated 8

Filmens styrke er det emotionelle bånd mellem drengene og Mud: drengenes stærke behov for, at Mud vinder på deres og på menneskehedens vegne i en verden, der rent moralsk er blevet et uigennemskueligt morads.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Jeff Nichols
Director
Jeff Nichols
Writer
Sam Shepard
As Tom
Reese Witherspoon
As Juniper
Michael Shannon
As Galen
Joe Don Baker
As King

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The movie follows the story of two teenage boys who find a mysterious drifter hiding on an island in the Mississippi River. The drifter, Mud, charms the boys with his tales of lost love and crimes of passion, and they decide to help him reunite with his girlfriend and escape from danger. As they embark on a journey down the river, they discover the complexities of love, loyalty, and the consequences of their choices.

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