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A Family Thing
With family, everything is relative.
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.
Where to watch A Family Thing
A Family Thing is streaming in the US on Wonder Project and YouTube Free.
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Cast
- Robert Duvall as Earl Pilcher Jr.
- James Earl Jones as Ray Murdock
- Michael Beach as Virgil
- Irma P. Hall as Aunt T.
- Grace Zabriskie as Ruby
- Regina Taylor as Ann
- David Keith as Sonny
- Xander Berkeley as Sunburned Man
- Jacqueline Williams as Woman at Hospital
- Mary Jackson as Carrie
- Paula Marshall as Karen
- Phillip Edward Van Lear as Club Manager
Details
- Director
- Richard Pearce
- Released
- March 29, 1996
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Studio
- United Artists, Butcher's Run Films and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.6 / 10 from 78 votes
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