"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."
Amy Adams
as Beverly "Bev" Vance
Glenn Close
as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
Gabriel Basso
as J.D. Vance
Haley Bennett
as Lindsay Vance
Freida Pinto
as Usha Chilukuri
Bo Hopkins
as Papaw
Owen Asztalos
as Young J.D. Vance
Jesse C. Boyd
as Matt
Stephen Kunken
as Phillip Roseman
Keong Sim
as Ken
Morgan Gao
as Travis
Ethan Suess
as Chris
Jono Mitchell
as Kevin
Bill Kelly
as Uncle Pat
David Dwyer
as Uncle Arch
Sarah Hudson
as Lori
Ted Huckabee
as Jimmy (Bev's Brother)
Nathan Hesse
as Bill (Nurse)
Max Barrow
as Cousin Nate
Sunny Mabrey
as Bonnie (Mamaw, 30's)
Brett Lorenzini
as Jim (Papaw, 30's)
Tierney Smith
as Young Bev (6 years)
Helen LeRoy
as Cheryl
Kinsley Isla Dillon
as Emma
Ryan Homchick
as Adult Frank McFee
Joshua Stenvick
as Chip
Bill Winkler
as Brooks Houghton
Chase Anderson
as Brett
Amy Parrish
as Pamela
Ed Amatrudo
as Rich
David de Vries
as Hiram Walcott
Holly A. Morris
as Cocktailer #1
Brandon Hirsch
as Cocktailer #2
David Alexander
as Server
Alexander Baxter
as Obsequious Server
Steven Reddington
as Waiter
Angelo Reyes
as Wiry Law Partner
John Rymer
as Stodgy Partner
Abigail Rose Cornell
as Young Bonnie (Mamaw 13 Years)
Lowrey Brown
as Adult Louis Zablocki
Hunter James Evers
as Young J.D. (4 years)
Riley McNerney
as Dane
Zele Avradopoulos
as Pool Woman
David Jensen
as Mr. Selby
Skylar Denney
as Holler Aunt
John Whitley
as Young Louis
Zac Pullam
as Doug
Shane Donovan Lewis
as Young Frank
Mike Senior
as Officer #1
William Mark McCullough
as Officer #2
Dylan Gage
as Kameron
Hannah Pniewski
as Katrina
David Silverman
as Doctor
Jason Davis
as Dr. Newton
Joshua Brady
as Davis
Cory Chapman
as Nasty Cashier
Tatom Pender
as Nurse
Cathy Hope
as Patient
David Atkinson
as Ray
Adam Murray
as Salesperson
Dianna Craig
as Scared Woman
Emery Mae Edgeman
as Meghan
Rohan Myers
as Young Jim (Papaw 16 Years)
Matthew Alan Brady
as Meals On Wheels Delivery Man
Lucy Capri
as Young Lori (6 years)
Déjá Dee
as Sally Coates
Daniel R. Hill
as Kyle
Jordan Trovillion
as Arguing Girlfriend
Yossie Mulyadi
as Secretary at Club
Alisa Harris
as ICU Nurse #1
Tiger Dawn
as ICU Nurse #2
Darla Robinson
as Rehab Mother
Belinda Keller
as Rehab Recepcionist
Jessie Faye Shirley
as Old Mamaw Blanton
Cheryl Howard
as Nurse Vivian
Tim Abou-Nasr
as Law Candidate Tim
Leland Thomas Griffin
as Curt
Drew Emerson Jones
as Officer Connor
Justin P. Turner
as EMT #1
Joshua T. Schneider
as EMT #2
Tony Ward
as Marine Barber
Mara Hall
as Dining Hall Manager
Tess Malis Kincaid
as Jill at Financial Aid Office
Chris Charm
as Gas Station Attendant
Mary Kraft
as Intake Receptionist
Suehyla El-Attar Young
as Shoe Store Manager
Matthew Withers
as Study Hall Friend #1
Jessica Miesel
as Study Hall Friend #2
Benjamin Rapsas
as Study Hall Friend #3
Ethan Levy
as Peter (uncredited)
John E. Brownlee
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Jenny McManus
as Middletown Resident (uncredited)
Shawn D. Bronson
Art Direction
Grant Elder
Sound Designer
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
Supervising Art Director
Riley Flanagan
Additional Second Assistant Director
Monique Ganderton
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Dinozzi
Compositing Artist
Sean Thigpen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael A. Martinez
Zachary S. Willis
3D Artist
Jon Balcome
CG Supervisor
Duncan Key
Madison Eckler
Visual Effects
Chris LeDoux
Visual Effects Producer
Gary Blair
Rigging Grip
Heather Taylor
Visual Effects Editor
Wes Dorough
Brad Lucas
Joshua Young
Jessica Chamberlin
Ben Sumner
Daniel L. Smith
Suzanne C. Robertson
Visual Effects Coordinator
Tanner Bartlett
Thomas Lappin
Camera Operator
Nara Smith
Daniel Dupre
Matte Painter
Nolan Jenkins
Ryan McConnell
Christian Wood
Jess Durham
Stunts
Bryan Haines
VFX Artist
Jodi Byrne
Makeup Artist
Chris Diamantides
Josh Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jessie Gambardella
Aaron Robert Hall
Set Dresser
Chris Yoo
Assistant Art Director
Jason Ervin
Amber Johnson
Eryn Krueger-Mekash
Makeup Department Head
Robert Hein
Sam Carter
Erica Stewart
Supervising Sound Editor
Robin Fields
Set Costumer
Dana Pacheco
Costume Supervisor
Natalie LeCompte
Maxfield Ladish
LeShae Ann Nash
Cara Price
Set Decoration Buyer
Bob Moore Jr.
Andrea Vieth
Breanne Grover
Dena Sodano
Stunt Driver
Hannah Hildebrandt
Art Department Assistant
Heikki Kossi
Foley Artist
Loyd Bateman
Brian Grazer
Producer
Vanessa Taylor
Writer
JD Vance
Book
Ron Howard
Executive Producer
Director
Karen Lunder
Julie Oh
Diana Pokorny
William M. Connor
Post Producer
Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
James Wilcox
Editor
David Fleming
Molly Hughes
Production Design
Carmen Cuba
Casting
D.J. Phillips
Camera Loader
Megan Blake
Graphic Designer
Jason Sweers
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Virginia B. Johnson
Costume Design
Jessica Merideth
Fernando Chien
Marcelle Coletti
Nicole Marines
Rachel Luttrell
Thomas Patrick Ryan Watson
Stunt Double
Mike Wilson
William Morts
Tristen Morts
Alvin Chon
Tyler Galpin
Jackson Dobies
Cristin Azure
Jwaundace Candece
Justin Eaton
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Designer
Patricia DeHaney
Hair Department Head
Merissa Lombardo
Set Decoration
Richard Baker