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Hillbilly Elegy
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Hillbilly Elegy is a 2020 American drama film directed by Ron Howard and distributed by Netflix. The screenplay was written by Vanessa Taylor, and the production was handled by Imagine Entertainment. The film is based on the book Hillbilly Elegy and features a cast including Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, and Sunny Mabrey. Executive producer JD Vance is associated with the project, which was produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard.
The movie has a runtime of approximately 117 minutes and was released on November 9, 2020. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Critical reception included a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 38 Metascore, and a 4.6 out of 10 score. Audience ratings listed a 6.7 average on IMDb and a 6.69 average on TMDb. The film is rated R and explores themes including drug addiction and the American dream.
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Film · TMDB
6.7An 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.
Cast
- Amy Adams as Beverly "Bev" Vance
- Glenn Close as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
- Gabriel Basso as J.D. Vance
- Haley Bennett as Lindsay Vance
- Freida Pinto as Usha Chilukuri
- Bo Hopkins as Papaw
Themes
- child abuse
- based on novel or book
- heroin
- drug addiction
- american dream
- overdose
- kentucky
- based on true story
- ohio
- yale university
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
58,387 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
24%
Metacritic
38/100
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 34 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Hillbilly Elegy
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Screenwriter
- Vanessa Taylor
- Cast member
- Bo Hopkins
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Ron Howard
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Maryse Alberti
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 155919
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- distributed by
- Netflix
- publication date
- 2020-00-00
- review score
- 38/100
- executive producer
- JD Vance
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- title
- Hillbilly Elegy
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