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  2. Nov 24, 2020 · A Netflix adaptation of J.D. Vance's memoir about growing up in a working-class white family with addiction and abuse issues. The film is heartfelt but plain-spoken, and avoids sweeping statements or caricatures, but also lacks humor or originality.

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  3. A Yale Law student drawn back to his Appalachian hometown reflects on his family's history and his own future. Watch Hillbilly Elegy with a subscription on Netflix.

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  4. Nov 23, 2020 · Hillbilly Elegy,” published in June of 2016, attracted an extra measure of attention (and controversy) after Donald Trump’s election. It seemed to offer a firsthand report, both personal ...

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  5. Nov 12, 2020 · The film adaptation of J.D. Vance's memoir about growing up poor in Appalachia and Ohio is a prestige drama that fails to capture the complexity and nuance of his story. Glenn Close steals the show as his formidable grandmother, but the film is a shallow and simplistic portrayal of white working-class struggles and aspirations.

  6. A disappointing adaptation of J.D. Vance's memoir about his troubled family and his escape from poverty. The film fails to capture the complexity and nuance of the characters and the story, relying on clichés and exposition instead of authenticity and humanity.

  7. Nov 10, 2020 · Ron Howard directs Glenn Close and Amy Adams, as a mother and daughter with a tumultuous relationship, in 'Hillbilly Elegy,' the film adaptation of J.D. Vance's debate-sparking memoir.

  8. Nov 24, 2020 · Vulture critic Alison Willmore pans the Netflix film based on J.D. Vance's memoir, starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close. She argues that the film fails to capture the complexity of the white working class, the protagonist's journey, or the cultural context of the story.

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