Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
Inspired by a true story three generations in the making.
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.
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Amy AdamsBeverly "Bev" Vance
Glenn CloseBonnie "Mamaw" Vance
Gabriel BassoJ.D. Vance
Haley BennettLindsay Vance
Freida PintoUsha Chilukuri
Bo HopkinsPapaw
Owen AsztalosYoung J.D. Vance
Jesse C. BoydMatt
Stephen KunkenPhillip Roseman
Keong SimKen
Morgan GaoTravis
Ethan SuessChrisKeywords
Based on novel or bookMother son relationshipAmerican dreamBased on memoir or autobiographyAppalachianAppalachian mountains1990sSingle motherDrug addictionTeenage boyChild abuseHillbillyKentuckyDrug rehabilitationLaw studentOverdoseHeroinGrandmotherOhioYale universityTraditional familyMother son estrangementChildhood memorySmall town lifeTimeframe 1990s
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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Mother Son Relationship · American DreamDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityTraditional FamilyDirector preference6820Actor preference6796 · 6799 · 6800
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What is Hillbilly Elegy about?
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.
How long is Hillbilly Elegy?
Hillbilly Elegy has a runtime of 117 minutes.
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