Hillbilly Elegy is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Vanessa Taylor, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by U.S. vice president JD Vance.

Jul 16, 2024 · After Donald Trump announced that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance would be his vice-presidential running mate for the 2024 election, the 2020 film Hillbilly Elegy — based on Vance's memoir of the same...

Based on the bestselling memoir by J.D. Vance, HILLBILLY ELEGY is a modern exploration of the American Dream and three generations of an Appalachian family as told by its youngest member, a Yale Law student forced to return to his hometown. — Netflix. The huge glasses Glenn Close wears in the movie are "Mamaw's" actual frames.

Jul 17, 2024 · Here's how to watch the popular film "Hillbilly Elegy," which is based on JD Vance's memoir of the same name.

Amy Adams, Glenn Close and Gabriel Basso star in a film from Oscar winner Ron Howard, based on J.D. Vance's bestselling memoir.

Jul 15, 2024 · J.D. Vance, Donald Trump's VP pick, wrote a memoir that Netflix turned into a movie. Here's what to know about "Hillbilly Elegy" starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close.

Jul 16, 2024 · Donald Trump announced JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate on the first day of the Republican National Convention. The Ohio senator wrote a memoir adapted to film starring Glenn...

Jan 20, 2025 · According to Decider, "Hillbilly Elegy" was partially filmed in Vance's hometown of Middletown, Ohio, as well as Atlanta and Clayton, Georgia. The film is available to stream on Netflix.

Jul 16, 2024 · Before J.D. Vance became the Republican vice-presidential nominee or even ventured into politics, he was best known as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir about …

Nov 24, 2020 · As Ron Howard's adaptation of J.D. Vance's 2016 memoir hits Netflix, here's what to know about the book, its controversial reception and what happened to Vance next.