Hillbilly Elegy Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Nov. 1, 2020

Hillbilly Elegy

Release Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Netflix

Director: Ron Howard

Starring: Amy Adams • Glenn Close • Gabriel Basso • Freida Pinto • Bo Hopkin

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: 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.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Hillbilly Elegy.

Amy Adams
Nightbitch, Klara and the Sun
Glenn Close
Back In Action, The Deliverance
G
Gabriel Basso
The Strangers: Chapter 2, The Strangers: Chapter 1
Freida Pinto
Immortals, Needle in a Timestack
B
Bo Hopkin
O
Owen Asztalos
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
H
Haley Bennett
Magazine Dreams, Race for Glory

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

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 for Hillbilly Elegy

Aug 2020

Completed

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Jan 2020

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2019

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Expected to shoot late 2019.

Apr 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Imagine Entertainment won auction rights for J.D. Vance’s NY Times bestselling debut memoir Hillbilly Elegy.

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Additional Information

Parent 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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Release Dates

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

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