Feature film version Hillbilly Elegy The film, directed by Ron Howard and based on the memoir of the same name by J.D. Vance, became a huge hit on Netflix, garnering both attention and ridicule from viewers after it was featured on the app’s landing page.
Breitbart News reported that many Netflix users were excited to watch the film’s portrayal of Vance’s real-life ordeal, just hours after the former President Donald Trump named him as his running mate in the 2024 presidential election, catapulting him to national prominence.
Published by Vance Hillbilly Elegy Published in 2016, the book is a vivid portrayal of his impoverished childhood in the Rust Belt.
The book details the life of Vance, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the Iraq War before returning to the United States, graduating from Ohio State University and earning a law degree from Yale Law School.
according to ABC News, Hillbilly Elegy It has sold 1.6 million copies to date. Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, and his life story is attracting more fans than ever before, as Netflix users are excited to see his real-life struggles.
J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy hits No. 4 on Netflix charts — World of Reel https://t.co/d7TfAayRs8
— DSP (@DonnaPence5) July 18, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Last night, I #Netflix Watch the movie based on the book “Hillbilly Elegy” to get insight into the vice presidential candidate translatorHis upbringing in Appalachia #JDVance To say we’ve come a long way is an understatement. Check out the trailer below. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/2vPD9llZqI
— Cole Cameron (@colecameron) July 17, 2024
Cry some more: Variety is very concerned about Hillbilly Elegy’s rapid rise on Netflix and Amazon – Twitchy https://t.co/EMD79wWvRF
— PixieSS ☕️ (@pixiejss) July 18, 2024
Forbes Reports The director of the film is Beautiful Mind Oscar winner Ron Howard, Hillbilly Elegy It was released in 2020.
While many praised the film, others were outraged at Netflix’s picking it up. Hillbilly Elegy It’s so noticeable that some people are threatening to cancel their subscriptions.
Watch “Hillbilly Elegy” on Netflix to see what a pathetic traitor and hypocrite this motherfucker actually is. #JDVance
— J. Ryan Sommers, Author (@JRyanSommers) July 17, 2024
Netflix recommended “Hillbilly Elegy” to me, but I need to cancel my subscription…
— Roger Zenaff (@RogerZenAF) July 18, 2024
got it, @Netflix Are you kidding me? Do I have to cancel my subscription? I logged in and saw that Hillbilly Elegy was the #4 movie. Why are you showing this? Are you guys fascists? Dammit. I think I need to stop. It’s been a great 15 years.
— Anxious Pickle (@pdnell) July 18, 2024
As of Thursday, the film was trending upwards to No. 4 on Netflix’s top 10 list of most-watched movies in the U.S.
On Tuesday, “Hillbilly Elegy” was No. 6 on the list.
