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A Family Thing

A Family Thing

Comedy • PG-13 • 1996 • 1 hr 49 min
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6.0
IMDb
7.1

Earl Pilcher Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.

Staring

Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, Grace Zabriskie

Directed By

Richard Pearce

Written By

Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson

Attributes

SlowLight

Genre

ComedyDrama

Release Date

March 29, 1996

User Reviews

Alan.John.Gerstle
Alan.John.Gerstle
Fairly obnoxious flic. J E Jones & R Duvall find out they're brothers. Duvall is none too happy. Story seems too prefabricated.

Stats

Ratings
3 (6%)
14 (30%)
26 (55%)
4 (9%)
6.0 – Based on 47 ratings
Attributes
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Dark
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Self
Family
17%
33%
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Trailer
A Family Thing Trailer 1996

Cast & Crew

Richard Pearce
Richard
Pearce
Robert Duvall
Robert
Duvall
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Michael Beach
Michael
Beach
Irma P. Hall
Irma P. Hall
Grace Zabriskie
Grace
Zabriskie
Regina Taylor
Regina
Taylor
David Keith
David
Keith
Jacqueline Williams
Jacqueline
Williams
Mary Jackson
Mary
Jackson
Paula Marshall
Paula
Marshall
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Tom Epperson
Tom
Epperson

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