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Hillbilly Elegy

Movie
2020
1h 57m
R
English
Drama
User Score: 
6.9
Critic Score: 
31
Hillbilly Elegy' Poster
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.
Hillbilly Elegy Poster

Hillbilly Elegy

R
Movie
2020
1h 57m
English
Drama
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
6.9
IMDB
Hillbilly Elegy (2020) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
31

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Amy Adams
Beverly "Bev" Vance
Glenn Close
Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
Gabriel Basso
J.D. Vance
Haley Bennett
Lindsay Vance
Freida Pinto
Usha Chilukuri
Owen Asztalos
Young J.D. Vance
Stephen Kunken
Phillip Roseman
Bill Kelly
Uncle Pat
David Dwyer
Uncle Arch
Ted Huckabee
Jimmy (Bev's Brother)
Nathan Hesse
Bill (Nurse)
Max Barrow
Cousin Nate
Sunny Mabrey
Bonnie (Mamaw, 30's)
Brett Lorenzini
Jim (Papaw, 30's)
Tierney Smith
Young Bev (6 years)
Ryan Homchick
Adult Frank McFee
Directed By: Ron Howard
Written By: Vanessa Taylor

Featured Comments/Tips

maphiagurl says...
4 years ago
A really good story of the complexities of family and coming to terms with your past and reconciling that with your present and future. The struggle of loving what you are and who your people are while realizing the deep flaws of humanity. A really, really good movie.
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D98 says...
4 years ago
SJW critics dislike the movie because they hate regular people in the middle of the country.
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faithful soul says...
4 years ago
The film strives for Oscar significance, but it's not as good as it thinks it is. That being said, despite a scathing critical response from some, it's not that bad, and the story reminded me of a portion of my life working within a similar community to that presented in the film.
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durack says...
6 months ago
I watched this movie way back in December 2020 and remember enjoying its amazing storytelling and acting. Today, it was announced that J. D. Vance is the Vice President pick for Trump 2024 (days after the failed assassination attempt of president Donald J. Trump). While trying to find out who J. D. Vance is, I came to know that he wrote the book this movie is based on to record his childhood and memoirs. With this knowledge, I will watch this again. "Americanism is a question of spirit, conviction, and purpose, not of creed or birthplace." Good luck and all the best Middle America! :flag_us::thumbsup_tone2:
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Featured User Reviews

cutecruel
4 years ago
This movie isn’t as bad as some people would have you believe, however it’s just completely and totally generic, like something from the 90s, cliches and melodrama included. Every single scene felt like I've seen it before. It just moves from one cliched plot point to another. And if you saw More
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Peter McGinn
3 years ago
This is another entry in the wrenching genre of Oprah book club family dysfunction fare. The dysfunction extends through two generations here, plenty of material to mine for lousy parenting and distressing reality show-worthy bad behavior.

It is well done I suppose, as you would expect from Ron H More
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msbreviews
4 years ago
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This film is based on a memoir of the same title written by J.D. Vance, the man who gives name to the main character or, in better words, the character whose point of view is what the movie describes More
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r96sk
4 years ago
Interesting and hearty story, which helps 'Hillbilly Elegy' overcome the fact it probably isn't that great a film as a whole.

I enjoyed watching the cast. Gabriel Basso gives a good performance in the role of J. D. Vance, though is outshone by Owen Asztalos; who plays the younger version More
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