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Watch Walking Dead's Jesse C. Boyd in Hillbilly Elegy, now streaming on Netflix

The film is based on the memoir of current Vice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance.

By Renee Hansen

HILLBILLY ELEGY: (L to R) Glenn Close ("Mamaw”), Amy Adams (“Bev”). Photo Cr. Lacey Terrell/NETFLIX © 2020
HILLBILLY ELEGY: (L to R) Glenn Close ("Mamaw”), Amy Adams (“Bev”). Photo Cr. Lacey Terrell/NETFLIX © 2020 /
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Hillbilly Elegy is a film directed by Ron Howard based on the memoir written by current Republican Vice Presidential Candidate J. D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. The film was originally released in 2020 but has seen a resurgence in streaming since his nomination. Walking Dead actor Jesse. C. Boyd appears in this film.

Image Entertainment bought the rights to Vance's book and quickly announced Howard as the director from the screen play by Vanessa Taylor (Shape of Water). Released in select theaters ahead of its Netflix streaming premiere, the movie received "fairly negative" reviews but the actors have been praised for their performances.

The story recounts Vance's upbringing in Middleton, Ohio, the socioeconomic problems of that community and the Appalachian values of his Kentucky born family. It is a passionate and personal reflection on his experience, from his perspective.

Hillbilly Elegy cast

  • Amy Adams - Bev - JD's mother
  • Tierney Smith - young Bev
  • Glenn Close - Mamaw - JD's grandmother
  • Sunny Mabrey - young Mamaw
  • Gabriel Basso - JD Vance
  • Owen Asztalos - young JD
  • Haley Bennett - Lindsay, JD's sister
  • Freida Pinto - JD's girlfriend
  • Bo Hopkins - Papaw - JD's grandfather
  • Jesse C. Boyd - Matt, one of Bev's boyfriends

Te movie received three nominations at the Gold Raspberry Awards: Worst Director - Howard, Worst Screenplay - Taylor, and Worst Supporting Actress - Close. Close was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards, making her the third in history to receive nominations for a Gold Rasperry and an Academy Award for the same performance. Adams was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.

Rankings for Hillbilly Elegy on Rotten Tomatoes are widely skewed, with critics ranking it at 25% and the audience at 81%. You can stream the movie on Netflix and judge for yourself.

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