Fans can now watch one of Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon’s movies for free. Released in 2013, the film garnered significant attention from critics.
Lionsgate Movies recently made Mud available on YouTube. Released just three days ago, the film appears to be gaining traction among viewers. At present, it has garnered 37k views and 316 likes.
Mud received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. The 2-hour-and-10-minute film holds an impressive 97% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 183 reviews.
Praising the film, Matt Oakes of Silver Screen Rot wrote, “As a postmodern tale of virtue gone slumming and a story of the veracity of the human spirit, Mud is a tremendously heartwarming and gritty modern-day fairy tale.”
InSession Film’s JD Duran stated, “McConaughey, Sheridan, and Lofland carry the film and make Mud one of the year’s best films…”
What is Matthew McConaughey’s Mud movie about?
Directed by Jeff Nichols, Mud is a 2012 Southern coming-of-age drama. The narrative of the film revolves around two 14-year-old teenage boys from rural Arkansas, Ellis and Neckbone. The two, while exploring an island on the Mississippi River, see a motorboat stuck high up in the branches.
Inside the boat, they encounter a mysterious man named Mud, who reveals that he is on the run after killing a man in Texas for hurting his longtime love, Juniper. Fascinated by his stories, the two teenagers decide to help and protect him.
The synopsis for Mud, per IMDb, reads, “On a Mississippi River island, two young boys encounter a stranger who tells wild tales about bounty hunters and a beautiful woman.”
While McConaughey portrays the titular character, Mud, Tye Sheridan plays Ellis, and Jacob Lofland stars as Neckbone. The teen adventure drama also features Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Joe Don Baker, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant, and Stuart Greer, among others. Lisa Maria Falcone, Sarah Green, and Aaron Ryder serve as the film’s producers.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
