A Family Thing
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.
PG-13
HD
Comedy, Drama
1996
109 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : A Family Thing
- Duration : 109 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson
- Directors : Richard Pearce min
- Imdb : 6.9 (2565 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.5 (2562 votes)
- Actors : Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall
Movie Storyline
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.