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A Family Thing

7/10

73%

Comedy Drama Rated: 13+ (PG-13)19961h 49mOn: Free Services

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.A Family Thing featuring Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones is free on Tubi TV, free on VUDU, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, and 2 others. It's a comedy and drama movie with a better than average Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 73% and a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.0 (3,032 votes).

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Cast & Crew

Richard Pearce

Director

Robert Duvall

Earl Pilcher Jr.

James Earl Jones

Ray Murdock

Michael Beach

Virgil

Irma P. Hall

Aunt T.

Grace Zabriskie

Ruby

Regina Taylor

Ann

David Keith

Sonny

Jacqueline Williams

Woman at Hospital

Sylvester Stallone

Rocky Balboa (uncredited)

Mary Jackson

Carrie

Paula Marshall

Karen

Phillip Edward Van Lear

Club Manager

Meg Thalken

Doctor

Richard Lexsee

Truckjacker

Xander Berkeley

Sunburned Man

James N. Harrell

Earl Pilcher Sr.

Billy Bob Thornton

Writer

Tom Epperson

Writer

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Available to watch free online (Tubi TV & Vudu).

Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 3 services (Google Play, Vudu & YouTube).

Not available to stream on a subscription service.

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#10,310 Ranked Movie

#3398 Ranked in Comedy Movies

#6594 Ranked in Drama Movies

A Family Thing has a better than average Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 73% and a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.0 (3,032 votes). The movie is not at all popular with Reelgood users lately.