Mudbound Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Set in the rural American South during World War II, Mudbound is an epic story of two families pitted against one another by a ruthless social hierarchy, yet bound together by the shared farmland of the Mississippi Delta.

Mudbound follows the McAllan family, newly transplanted from the quiet civility of Memphis and unprepared for the harsh demands of farming. Despite the grandiose dreams of Henry (Jason Clarke), his wife Laura (Carey Mulligan) struggles to keep the faith in her husband's losing venture. Meanwhile, Hap and Florence Jackson (Rob Morgan, Mary J. Blige) - sharecroppers who have worked the land for generations - struggle bravely to build a small dream of their own despite the rigidly enforced social barriers they face.

The war upends both families' plans as their returning loved ones, Jamie McAllan (Garrett Hedlund) and Ronsel Jackson (Jason Mitchell), forge a fast but uneasy friendship that challenges the brutal realities of the Jim Crow South in which they live.

Cited as official plot version

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Mudbound.

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  Garrett Hedlund

  The Marsh King’s Daughter, The Tutor

• 
  Carey Mulligan

  The Ballad of Wallis Island, Drive

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  Jason Clarke

  HHhH, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

• J
  Jason Mitchell

  Detroit, Superfly

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  Mary J. Blige

  Trolls World Tour, Rob Peace

• J
  Jonathan Banks

  The Commuter, Term Life

• R
  Rob Morgan

  Smile, The Photograph

Crew Behind the Film

The Mudbound behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Dee Rees last directed The Last Thing He Wanted and Pariah. The film's writer Virgil Williams last wrote A Journal for Jordan.

Director

Dee Rees

Screenwriter

Virgil Williams

Producers

Sally Jo Effenson
Bob Teitel
George Tillman, Jr.

Production Details

What we know about the Mudbound movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the 2006 novel by Hillary Jordan.

Production Updates for Mudbound

Mar 2017

Completed

Changed Mudbound movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

May 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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