Hillbilly Elegy

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.

Hillbilly Elegy follows J.D. Vance, a former Marine and Yale Law student, as he reflects on his tumultuous upbringing in a working-class family from Appalachia.

Struggling with his own identity and future, J.D. navigates the complexities of his relationship with his troubled mother, Bev, who battles addiction, and his resilient grandmother, Mamaw, who becomes his anchor.