A Family Thing (1996)

Movie"With family, everything is relative."
Audience Score
64
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PG-13 1 hr 49 minMar 29th, 1996Drama, Comedy
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.
StarringRobert DuvallJames Earl JonesMichael Beach
DirectorRichard Pearce
WritersBilly Bob ThorntonTom Epperson

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 29th, 1996
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 8th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$10,125,417 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Michael Hausman
Production Companies:United Artists, Butcher's Run Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Movie Tags:
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