Mud

Mud (2013) is Jeff Nichols' Southern drama starring Matthew McConaughey, ready to watch online on iFILM. Two boys from the Mississippi banks find a boat lodged high in a tree by a flood on a deserted island — and the man living inside it.

The stranger with a snake tattoo calls himself Mud. He tells fourteen-year-old Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and his friend Neckbone that he is waiting for a woman named Juniper (Reese Witherspoon), and he needs their help to fix the boat and slip away. Ellis, watching his own parents' marriage fall apart, latches onto this love story as proof that real feeling exists. Trouble is, an armed family is hunting Mud and wants him dead.

Nichols built a coming-of-age tale where the river is a character in its own right. This is one of the roles that rebuilt McConaughey's name as a serious actor. Bare muddy feet, shotguns, and talk of love taken seriously. Stream Mud (2013) online on iFILM.