Hillbilly Elegy
2020 · Movie · R · 117 min · ★ 6.7
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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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-11-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (1,022 votes)
Themes
- child abuse
- based on novel or book
- heroin
- drug addiction
- american dream
- overdose
- kentucky
- based on true story
- ohio
- yale university
- drug rehabilitation
- hillbilly
- +13 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 2021 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Amy Adams
as Beverly "Bev" Vance
Glenn Close
as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
Gabriel Basso
as J.D. Vance
Haley Bennett
as Lindsay Vance
Freida Pinto
as Usha Chilukuri
Bo Hopkins
as Papaw
Owen Asztalos
as Young J.D. Vance
Jesse C. Boyd
as Matt
Stephen Kunken
as Phillip Roseman
Keong Sim
as Ken
Directed by Ron Howard