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.
Directed by Ron Howard
child abuse
based on novel or book
heroin
drug addiction
american dream
overdose
kentucky
ohio
yale university
drug rehabilitation
hillbilly
based on memoir or autobiography
single mother
teenage boy
law student
grandmother
appalachian
1990s
appalachian mountains
mother son relationship
traditional family
mother son estrangement
childhood memory
small town life
Rank
#223 in 2020·#8262 overall
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Letterboxd
2.7 / 5
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Cast
Amy Adams
Beverly "Bev" Vance
Glenn Close
Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
Gabriel Basso
J.D. Vance
Haley Bennett
Lindsay Vance
Freida Pinto
Usha Chilukuri
Bo Hopkins
Papaw
Owen Asztalos
Young J.D. Vance
Jesse C. Boyd
Matt
Stephen Kunken
Phillip Roseman
Keong Sim
Ken
Morgan Gao
Travis
Ethan Suess
Chris
Crew
Ron Howard
Director
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
David Fleming
Original Music Composer
Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
Brian Grazer
Producer
Karen Lunder
Producer
Ron Howard
Producer
JD Vance
Executive Producer
Diana Pokorny
Executive Producer
Riley Flanagan
Additional Second Assistant Director
Monique Ganderton
Stunt Coordinator
Sean Thigpen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Popular Reviews
372 reviews
Finn
7.0★ · 03/08/26
Really good overall. Glenn close what amazing don't know why she's getting nominated for a razzie. Anyways such a strong story with good acting from across the board was a little slow in some parts but overall good film. 3.75/5
Really good overall. Glenn close what amazing don't know why she's getting nominated for a razzie. Anyways such a strong story with good acting from across the board was a little slow in some parts but overall good film. 3.75/5
BrianMayFan48
3.0★ · 03/07/26
propaganda
propaganda
Salwa Hasanat
1.0★ · 02/21/26
i too am chopped and have childhood trauma, but I didn't become VPOTUS and tear families apart?
i too am chopped and have childhood trauma, but I didn't become VPOTUS and tear families apart?
Emma Rose
1.0★ · 02/19/26
Watched this on TikTok
Watched this on TikTok
asa
7.0★ · 02/18/26
Honestly it was pretty good. Standard yk biography movie wtv. I tried to watch it js viewing jd as not maga or wtv Uhm it was kinda hard, the scenes of him and usha were cute ig 💔😭✌️ especially the pancake scene was pretty adorable 💔😭
Honestly it was pretty good. Standard yk biography movie wtv. I tried to watch it js viewing jd as not maga or wtv Uhm it was kinda hard, the scenes of him and usha were cute ig 💔😭✌️ especially the pancake scene was pretty adorable 💔😭
