Current:Home > InvestHow to watch 'Hillbilly Elegy,' the movie based on Trump VP pick JD Vance's 2016 memoir-InfoLens
How to watch 'Hillbilly Elegy,' the movie based on Trump VP pick JD Vance's 2016 memoir
View Date:2025-01-13 03:23:56
On the first day of the Republican National Convention, former president Donald Trump announced that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election.
Vance, 39, is a first-term senator who gained prominence after authoring his 2016 memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy."
The book describes his journey from an impoverished childhood to Yale Law School, and was used among media pundits to explain Trump's popularity among white, rural America in 2016.
The book was adapted into a Netflix movie released in 2020. It starred Amy Adams as Vance's mother and Glenn Close as his grandmother.
Here is how you can watch the movie adaptation of "Hillbilly Elegy."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
How to watch 'Hillbilly Elegy'
"Hillbilly Elegy" is available to stream on Netflix.
The film came out in the U.S. in November 2020.
Netflix offers three subscription tiers ranging from $6.99 a month to $22.99 a month. Free trials for new users are also available.
'Hillbilly Elegy' cast
- Gabriel Basso as J.D. Vance
- Amy Adams as Bev, Vance's mother
- Glenn Close as Mamaw, Vance's grandmother
- Freida Pinto as Vance's girlfriend, Usha
- Directed by Ron Howard
- Produced by Brian Grazer
RNC 2024 live updates:What time is the convention? What's the schedule of speakers?
Watch the 'Hillbilly Elegy' trailer
What is the 'Hillbilly Elegy' movie about?
According to the Netflix synopsis, "a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget."
USA TODAY reviewed the movie as "well-acted ... though its disconnected story is what’s unfortunately lamentable." Others criticized the film as portraying only stereotypes about Appalachia and being exploitative of its residents.
It received a 6.7/10 on IMDB and a 25% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Contributing: David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer; Brian Truitt, USA TODAY
veryGood! (4)
Related
- US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
- Nicolas Cage becomes Schlubby Krueger in 'Dream Scenario'
- The average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 7.5% in second-straight weekly drop
- Wynonna Judd on opening CMA Awards performance with rising star Jelly Roll: 'It's an honor'
- In bizarro world, Tennessee plays better defense, and Georgia's Kirby Smart comes unglued
- Katy Perry handed a win in court case over owner refusing to sell $15 million California home
- The UK’s interior minister sparks furor by accusing police of favoring pro-Palestinian protesters
- What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated in India and the diaspora?
- Sister Wives’ Madison Brush Details Why She Went “No Contact” With Dad Kody Brown
- A TotalEnergies pipeline project in East Africa is disturbing community graves, watchdog says
Ranking
- 'I know how to do math': New Red Lobster CEO says endless shrimp deal is not coming back
- Actors strike ends: SAG-AFTRA leadership OKs tentative deal with major Hollywood studios
- Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic as cases spike. 42 dead and more than 900 hospitalized since July
- L.A. Reid sued by former employee alleging sexual assault, derailing her career
- Tom Brady Shares How He's Preparing for Son Jack to Be a Stud
- U.S. strikes Iran-linked facility after attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria continued
- GOP candidates hit Trump and back Israel. Here are highlights from the Republican debate
- Kendall Jenner Details Her Hopes for “Traditional” Family and Kids
Recommendation
-
Donna Kelce Includes Sweet Nod to Taylor Swift During Today Appearance With Craig Melvin
-
GOP candidates hit Trump and back Israel. Here are highlights from the Republican debate
-
What are the most common Powerball numbers? New study tracks results since 2015
-
Donald Trump’s lawyers ask judge to end civil fraud trial, seeking verdict in ex-president’s favor
-
Video shows Starlink satellite that resembled fireball breaking up over the Southwest: Watch
-
Nation’s first openly gay governor looking to re-enter politics after nearly 20 years
-
8 dead after suspected human smuggler crashes in Texas
-
North Carolina woman and her dad get additional jail time in the beating death of her Irish husband