Mud fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Mud is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving, hopeful, and romantic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and family.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Running from his past. Hiding from the law. Only one way out.
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Mud is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 76). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
2 h 10 min
Mud runs 2 h 10 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Mud higher (87) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $10 million to make and earned $33 million worldwide, 3.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+37GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Mud in 51 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 31 storytelling tropes for Mud, including Big Damn Heroes, Coming of Age Story, Chekhov's Gun.
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