Movie
Hillbilly Elegy
2020R1h 57m6.7 / 10
Inspired by a true story three generations in the making.
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Hillbilly Elegy
Cast
Amy AdamsBeverly "Bev" Vance
Glenn CloseBonnie "Mamaw" Vance
Gabriel BassoJ.D. Vance
Haley BennettLindsay Vance
Freida PintoUsha Chilukuri
Bo HopkinsPapaw
Owen AsztalosYoung J.D. Vance
Jesse C. BoydMattCredits
- Directed by
- Ron Howard
- Written by
- Vanessa Taylor
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Imagine EntertainmentUnited States
Themes
1990samerican dreamappalachianappalachian mountainsbased on memoir or autobiographybased on novel or bookbased on true storychild abuse
