Hillbilly Elegy Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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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.

Biography Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Hillbilly Elegy.

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  Amy Adams

  Nightbitch, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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  Glenn Close

  Back In Action, Brothers

• G
  Gabriel Basso

  The Strangers: Chapter 2, The Strangers: Chapter 1

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  Freida Pinto

  Immortals, Slumdog Millionaire

• B
  Bo Hopkin

• O
  Owen Asztalos

  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

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  Haley Bennett

  Race for Glory, Widow Clicquot

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

Additional Information

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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.

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