Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy has been copping some bad reviews. Here’s your shortcut guide to the Ron Howard film

Based on real life, Hillbilly Elegy tells the story of a boy from the rural Appalachia region of the US “making it” despite a rough upbringing — and while the film has some big Hollywood names, it’s also getting attention for all the wrong reasons.

As of Thursday, it ranked as the fourth-most popular movie in Australia on Netflix.

The streaming service ranks its top 10 most popular streams by tallying what member accounts have watched over the past 24 hours, but viewers have to watch the given title for at least two minutes.

Here is your shortcut guide to Hillbilly Elegy.

What’s it about?

Hillbilly Elegy, directed by Ron Howard, is adapted from the 2016 memoir of JD (James…