Hillbilly Elegy

2020
R
1h 56m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

56K

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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.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.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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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

56K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

429

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See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 4 wins & 33 nominations total

Trivia
The huge glasses Glenn Close wears in the movie are "Mamaw's" actual frames. The family loaned them to Close during production.

Goofs
At the beginning, Bev takes her family back to Ohio from Jackson, Kentucky, the viewer sees a "Welcome to Ohio" sign and they pass over a stone bridge that spans a large creek. However, the entire border between Kentucky and Ohio is the Ohio River, which averages a half-mile across with steel-span bridges at every crossing.

Quotes
Mamaw: I don't care you hate me. I ain't in it for popularity. You gotta take care of business, go to school, get good grades to even have a chance.

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Hugh Grant/Tina Fey/Amy Adams/Nigella Lawson/Romesh Ranganathan/Dua Lipa (2020)

Soundtracks
Divertimento No. 10 in F Major, K. 247
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Petter Sundkvist
Courtesy of Naxos
By arrangement with Source/Q

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Featured review

7/10

As a kid from the South

While I hoped this movie would be more well made then it was, it was still great to watch. It was nice to see a movie that felt very familiar, especially coming out on a big streaming platform like Netflix. They did a good job with this one. Glenn Close was amazing every second she was on camera, and definitely carried the film. The music was nice too, and the film feels very authentic. It might not be perfect, but Hillbilly Elegy should definitely pique anyone's curiosity and be able to hold on to them for the entirety of the film. Go watch it and decide.