Trend Everywhere on Instagram: "Mud (2012) is a coming-of-age drama film directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, and Reese Witherspoon. Plot Summary Set in rural Arkansas along the Mississippi River, the film follows Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) — two teenage boys who discover a fugitive named Mud (Matthew McConaughey) hiding out on a small island. Mud is a charismatic drifter on the run after killing a man to protect the woman