Hillbilly Elegy
2020, drama
117 minutes
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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8.0
2020-11-25
Screenwriter of this moving piece with the fancy title, Hillbilly Elegy, Vanessa Taylor tackles a very complex and not an easy story to write. Read more
6.0
2024-08-01
The women in the film, particularly Glenn Close and Amy Adams, are the standouts here, while Gabriel Basso is quite convincing as Vance. Read more
5.5
2020-12-04
Ron Howard’s latest film is just a bland and generic rust belt rags-to-riches melodrama that most people will probably have forgotten about before the next Oscar ceremony. Read more
5.0
2021-04-21
But one of my bellweathers for a movie is to think whether I’ll remember it in six months time. I’m afraid this one is unlikely to pass the test. Read more
4.0
2020-11-24
Too bad Howard, working from a screenplay by Vanessa Taylor, can’t find that heartbeat. Read more
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6.5
2020-12-05
Het verhaal op zich blijft interessant, maar kent ook wat mindere momenten. Read more
6.0
2020-11-30
Hillbilly Elegy is misschien niet Ron Howard’s beste werk, maar de cast mag er zeker zijn en het hield ons bezig gedurende het weekend. Read more
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