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A Family Thing, 1996

Starring: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones

Directed by: Richard Pearce

Written by: Billy Bob Thornton

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 109 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.7

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A Family Thing can be described as sentimental, sincere, and uplifting. The plot revolves around interracial relations, self discovery, and family life. The main genres are drama and comedy. In approach, A Family Thing is realistic. It is located in Arkansas and Chicago. It takes place in the 1990s. A Family Thing has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves mild violent content.

Summary of A Family Thing

Following the death of the white woman he thought was his mother, a shocked Earl Pilcher Jr. (Robert Duvall) learns he is half black. Shaken to the core by this revelation of decades of lies, an impassioned Pilcher travels to Chicago to find his biological family and meets Roy Murdock (James Earl Jones), his half-brother. Unfortunately, Murdock refuses to accept the aging Southerner. Desperate for a connection, the grieving Pilcher struggles to convince Murdock to open his mind.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	29 March 1996
Runtime:	109 min

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Robert Duvall

as Earl Pilcher Jr.

James Earl Jones

as Ray Murdock

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Los Angeles Times

Neither flashy nor dishonest, a wizard with restraint, Pearce has a gift for discovering the excitement in honest human behavior, and working from an acute script by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, he's able to dramatize the story's essence... Full Review

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by: Kenneth Turan

San Francisco Chronicle

It's impossible to dismiss the attraction of such accomplished actors on the big screen, even with a fits-and-starts script. Full Review

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by: Peter Stack

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7--8/10

A truly touching film about the struggles of a man trying to find himself. When Earls mother dies, she leaves him a letter which details the fact that his father had raped one of their black servants---resulting in his birth. With the knowledge that... Read and rate it

17.December.2010
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by: Fluffymonkeyem
Fluffymonkeyem rated this movie8/10Great

Billy Bob Thornton wrote a wonderful "fish out of water" story that seems to be a flip of his "One False Move" where LA cops have to stay in a small Arkansas town. Duvall's character has to deal with a lot more then being in a big city though. Being... Read and rate it

27.March.2009
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by: heapshake
heapshake rated this movie8/10Great

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