Hillbilly Elegy

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Hillbilly Elegy

R

2020

1h 56m

Drama

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A Yale Law student drawn back to his Appalachian hometown reflects on his family's history and his own future.

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Critics Consensus

With the form of an awards-season hopeful but the soul of a bland melodrama, Hillbilly Elegy strands some very fine actors in the not-so-deep South.

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Charles Bramesco

Inside Hook

Sep 21, 2021

Why did Amy Adams and Glenn Close choose to do such a bad movie?

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Alana Anton

Bitch Media

Dec 10, 2020

Hillbilly Elegy is objectively terrible.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Dec 8, 2020

1.5/5

Adams and Close deserved better than this relentlessly gloomy, often trite, movie. We all did.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 9, 2026

5/10

Ron Howard is a director I love, so I come to expect better from him.

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

Jan 16, 2025

2/5

A dreary grind.

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Ricardo De Querol

El Pais (Spain)

Aug 7, 2024

... The film remains an almost pornographic exhibition of a mother's collapse and an immodest presentation of Vance himself as a self-made hero. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dana

Nov 23, 2020

Ron Howard nails life in rural Appalachia. I dont see how rotten could score this movie so low. Glenn Close should be nominated for an oscar. Amy Adams continues to amaze me with her range as an actress. It hit home.

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Susie

Nov 19, 2020

Great movie! Definitely on the heavy side but actors and casting were excellent!

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James M W

Nov 16, 2020

Interesting story with great acting!

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Kenneth G

Nov 15, 2020

Good acting and message 👍

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Cady

Nov 15, 2020

Deviated too far from the book, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

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Carol

Nov 14, 2020

This movie had so much potential but it quickly became marred with trying to include too many details. The characters were strong but they got.lost in the overly detailed storytelling. The last 20 mins were by far the best part of the movie and it's redemption.

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Synopsis

A Yale Law student drawn back to his Appalachian hometown reflects on his family's history and his own future.

Director: Ron Howard
Producer: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Karen Lunder
Screenwriter: Vanessa Taylor
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Imagine Entertainment, Netflix
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2020
Runtime: 1h 56m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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