A Family Thing

7.1

/10

1h 49m 13+Drama 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.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... Read more

Starring Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, Grace Zabriskie, Regina Taylor, David Keith, Jacqueline Williams, Mary Jackson, Paula Marshall

Watch "A Family Thing" from streaming services Vudu, Hoopla, Pluto TV and several more released in 1996. It's a drama and comedy movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.