Mud

Ellis and Neckbone are two teenagers who live near DeWitt, Arkansas, and spend their days exploring the banks of the Mississippi River. One day they find a boat stuck in a tree on a small island left behind by an old flood. As they approach, they discover that someone is already occupying the vessel. It's Mud, a scruffy but charismatic fugitive who says he grew up in the area. Mud asks them for food and offers a deal: when he leaves, the boat will be theirs. The boys must decide whether to help a stranger who seems to have plenty of reasons to be hiding. Jeff Nichols directs the film, and Matthew McConaughey stars as Mud alongside Tye Sheridan, who plays Ellis.