Hillbilly Elegy (film)

For the 2016 book, see Hillbilly Elegy.

Hillbilly Elegy
Official release poster
Directed byRon Howard
Screenplay byVanessa Taylor
Based onHillbilly Elegy
by JD Vance
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaryse Alberti
Edited byJames D. Wilcox
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11) (United States)
  • November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24) (Netflix)
Running time
115 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million[3]
Box office$38,852[4]

Hillbilly Elegy is a 2020 American drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Vanessa Taylor, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by current U.S. Vice President-elect JD Vance. The film stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close, and features Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins in his final film appearance, and Owen Asztalos.

After buying the rights to Vance's book in 2017, Imagine Entertainment announced Howard as the film's director. In 2019, Netflix acquired the distribution rights in January, much of the cast joined in April and filming took place from June through August in Georgia and Ohio.

Hillbilly Elegy was released in select cinemas on November 11, 2020, before its streaming release on November 24, 2020, by Netflix, to a mostly negative reception from critics. It received three nominations at the Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Director for Howard, Worst Screenplay for Taylor, and Worst Supporting Actress for Close. Close was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards, while Adams's performance earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.

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  3. ^ Ed Richter (November 7, 2020). "J.D. Vance on watching Middletown filming of his 'Hillbilly Elegy' book: 'It's pretty surreal'". Journal-News. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Hillbilly Elegy (2020) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.