Movies Like Mud

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Midnight Special

2016·1h 52m·★ 6.6·Jeff Nichols

3 shared cast incl. Michael Shannon & Sam Shepard2 shared crewDir. Jeff Nichols

Take Shelter

2011·2h·★ 7.3·Jeff Nichols

2 shared crewBoth star Michael Shannon & Ray McKinnonDir. Jeff Nichols

Shotgun Stories

2007·1h 32m·★ 7.1·Jeff Nichols

2 shared crewDir. Jeff NicholsDP: Adam Stone

The Bikeriders

2024·1h 56m·★ 6.6·Jeff Nichols

2 shared crewDir. Jeff NicholsDP: Adam Stone

Loving

2016·2h 3m·★ 7.0·Jeff Nichols

2 shared crewDir. Jeff NicholsDP: Adam Stone

A Time to Kill

1996·2h 29m·★ 7.5·Joel Schumacher

Themes: avenging father, sniper, mississippi riverFans also likedStarring Matthew McConaughey

Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

Themes: fugitive, bounty hunterTMDB recommends

Rooster Cogburn

1975·1h 48m·★ 6.8·Stuart Millar

Themes: arkansas, gun battleFans also liked

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966·2h 41m·★ 8.8·Sergio Leone

Themes: gun death, gun battle, bounty hunter

True Grit

2010·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Joel Coen

Themes: arkansas, bounty hunterFans also liked

Dreamland

2019·1h 38m·★ 5.9·Miles Joris-Peyrafitte

Themes: fugitive, bounty hunterFans also liked

Graphic Desires

2023·1h 30m·★ 4.2·Andy Edwards

Themes: murdered, killing

The Reivers

1969·1h 46m·★ 6.6·Mark Rydell

Themes: mississippi river, coming of ageFans also liked

Desert Warrior

2026·2h 6m·★ 4.1·Rupert Wyatt

Themes: helping a fugitive, fugitive

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

1986·1h 40m·★ 5.6·Gianfranco Mingozzi

Themes: teenage boy, coming of age

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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The Cure

1995·1h 37m·★ 7.7·Peter Horton

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Sing 2

2021·1h 50m·★ 7.3·Garth Jennings

Both star Matthew McConaughey & Reese Witherspoon

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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