Hillbilly Elegy: A Reflection on Three Generations

Netflix Adaptation of JD Vance's Memoir

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of his family's struggles with addiction, poverty, and the American Dream.

Hillbilly Elegy's Focus

The film adaptation of J.D. Vance's memoir of the same name mostly follows the author's experiences growing up in a working-class family grappling with addiction and its consequences.