 This week, that book and its film adaptation are finding renewed popularity. NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has more. The Netflix adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy, starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams, came out in 2020. I've been doing real good. I've just had a down month. Viewership for the film on Netflix jumped by more than 1,000 percent compared to the day before, following Monday's announcement that J.D. Vance is former President Trump's new running mate.