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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release2020

Runtime1h 57m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Imagine Entertainment

Movie

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

1h 57m

6.7

Drama

Synopsis

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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