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A Family Thing (1996)

With family, everything is relative.

★ 6.61h 49mComedy • Drama
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Synopsis

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.

Movie Information

Director
Richard Pearce
Writers
Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson
Release Year
1996
Runtime
109 minutes
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Status
Released
Rating
6.6 / 10 (78 votes)

Top Cast

Robert Duvall — cast portrait as Earl Pilcher Jr.
Robert Duvall
Earl Pilcher Jr.
James Earl Jones — cast portrait as Ray Murdock
James Earl Jones
Ray Murdock
Michael Beach — cast portrait as Virgil
Michael Beach
Virgil
Irma P. Hall — cast portrait as Aunt T.
Irma P. Hall
Aunt T.
Grace Zabriskie — cast portrait as Ruby
Grace Zabriskie
Ruby
Regina Taylor — cast portrait as Ann
Regina Taylor
Ann
David Keith — cast portrait as Sonny
David Keith
Sonny
Xander Berkeley — cast portrait as Sunburned Man
Xander Berkeley
Sunburned Man

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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.

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