A Family Thing
1996
1h 49m
Comedy
Drama
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.
Cast
Robert Duvall
Earl Pilcher Jr.
James Earl Jones
Ray Murdock
Michael Beach
Virgil
Irma P. Hall
Aunt T.Streaming Options
Similar Movies
Explore More
Shotgun Stories
2007
⭐ 6.9
Sling Blade
1996
⭐ 7.5
Rooster Cogburn
1975
⭐ 6.5
Bride Flight
2008
⭐ 6.7