Before he was a politician, Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance was largely known for his 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" about his Appalachian childhood.

Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance is Donald Trump's vice president pick. Here's how to watch the controversial movie of Vance's life story, "Hillbilly Elegy."

Hillbill’y Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” can be found at local libraries, bookstores and online bookstores, such as Amazon. “Hillbilly Elegy” was directed by Ron Howard and based on the book by J.D. Vance. The movie starred Glenn Close, Amy Adams, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Owen Asztalos and Bo Hopkins.

Critics hated Ron Howard's 2020 adaptation of the bestseller written by Donald Trump's new running mate, but that doesn't mean you will.

The "Amazon Best Sellers" list for books showed the paperback version of the memoir in the top spot. In second was a hardcover copy of "Hillbilly Elegy."

Donald Trump announced JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate on the first day of the RNC. The Ohio senator wrote a memoir adapted to film.

Ron Howard previously adapted the Ohio senator's 2016 memoir into a Netflix movie starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams.

Ron Howard’s 2020 film based on the Republican vice presidential hopeful’s memoir stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close The post ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Surges on Netflix After Trump Names JD Vance His VP Running Mate appeared first on TheWrap.

Audiences are revisiting the film adaptation of J.D. Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy after the author was named as former President Donald Trump’s running mate in the upcoming presidential election. Viewership of the film on Netflix grew 1,