Hillbilly Elegy Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Nov. 1, 2020

Hillbilly Elegy

Release Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Netflix

Amy Adams, Haley Bennett, Glenn Close, Ron Howard, Freida Pinto, Brian Grazer, Gabriel Basso, Erica Huggins, Owen Asztalos, Karen Lunder, Vanessa Taylor, Bo Hopkin

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Plot

What's the story about?

J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget. J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother Bev (Amy Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Glenn Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to embrace his family’s indelible imprint on his own personal journey.

Biography Adaptation

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Hillbilly Elegy.

Amy Adams
Nightbitch, American Hustle
Glenn Close
Brothers, The Deliverance
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Gabriel Basso
The Strangers: Chapter 1, Super 8
Freida Pinto
Immortals, Trishna
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Bo Hopkin
O
Owen Asztalos
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
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Haley Bennett
The Equalizer, A Kind of Murder

Crew Behind the Film

The Hillbilly Elegy behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Ron Howard last directed Jim Henson Idea Man and Thirteen Lives. The film's writer Vanessa Taylor last wrote The Shape of Water and Divergent.

Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Vanessa Taylor
Producers: Brian Grazer
Ron Howard
Erica Huggins
Karen Lunder

Studios: Netflix Originals
Production Company: Imagine Entertainment

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for language throughout, drug content and some violence
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the Hillbilly Elegy movie production.

Key Facts

Film releasing in United States on November 24, 2020 3:00 AM EST on Netflix only (11/1/2020).
Based on J.D. Vance’s NY Times bestselling debut memoir of the same name.

Production Updates

Aug 2020

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jan 2020

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Jan 2019

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Expected to shoot late 2019.

Apr 2017

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Imagine Entertainment won auction rights for J.D. Vance’s NY Times bestselling debut memoir Hillbilly Elegy.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Hillbilly Elegy was released in Netflix on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Iron Mask, Buddy Games and Notes for My Son.

United States

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