Hillbilly Elegy

 is a American drama film directed by Ron Howard, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name written by J.D. Vance. The movie follows a Yale law student who drawn back to his hometown grapples with family history, Appalachian values and the American dream.

Netflix acquired the distribution rights in January 2019. The movie was released in select theaters in the United States on November 11, 2020 and will digitally be on Netflix on November 24.

Summary
"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."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Amy Adams as Bev Vance
 * Glenn Close as Mamaw Vance
 * Gabriel Basso as J.D. Vance
 * Haley Bennett as Lindsay
 * Freida Pinto as Usha
 * Bo Hopkins as Papaw
 * Owen Asztalos as Young J.D. Vance

Awards
On February 3, 2021, the movie was nominated for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards in 1 category.