A Family Thing (1996)Stream and Watch Online

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Released March 29th, 1996, 'A Family Thing' stars Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a user score of 63 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 57 respected users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "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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