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Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy

Inspired by a true story three generations in the making.

20206.71h 57m

Overview

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

Directed by Ron Howard
Written by JD Vance, Vanessa Taylor
Produced by Karen Lunder, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
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Top Cast

Amy Adams

Amy Adams

Beverly "Bev" Vance

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance

Gabriel Basso

Gabriel Basso

J.D. Vance

Haley Bennett

Haley Bennett

Lindsay Vance

Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

Usha Chilukuri

Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins

Papaw

Owen Asztalos

Owen Asztalos

Young J.D. Vance

Jesse C. Boyd

Jesse C. Boyd

Matt

Stephen Kunken

Stephen Kunken

Phillip Roseman

Keong Sim

Keong Sim

Ken

Themes & Keywords

child abusebased on novel or bookheroindrug addictionamerican dreamoverdosekentuckyohioyale universitydrug rehabilitationhillbillybased on memoir or autobiographysingle motherteenage boylaw studentgrandmotherappalachian1990sappalachian mountainsmother son relationshiptraditional familymother son estrangementchildhood memorysmall town life

About Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy is a drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of child abuse, based on novel or book, heroin, drug addiction, american dream, overdose. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso. An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

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