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A Family Thing

With family, everything is relative.

6.4

1996•1h 49m

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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Cast

Photo of Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Earl Pilcher Jr.

Photo of James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Ray Murdock

Photo of Michael Beach

Michael Beach

Virgil

Photo of Irma P. Hall

Irma P. Hall

Aunt T.

Photo of Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Ruby

Photo of Regina Taylor

Regina Taylor

Ann

Photo of David Keith

David Keith

Sonny

Photo of Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Sunburned Man

Photo of Jacqueline Williams

Jacqueline Williams

Woman at Hospital

Photo of Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson

Carrie

Photo of Paula Marshall

Paula Marshall

Karen

Photo of Phillip Edward Van Lear

Phillip Edward Van Lear

Club Manager

Photo of Meg Thalken

Meg Thalken

Doctor

Photo of James N. Harrell

James N. Harrell

Earl Pilcher Sr.

Photo of Reggie Hayes

Reggie Hayes

Virgil's Friend

Photo of Tommy Bush

Tommy Bush

Old Man

Photo of Greg Hollimon

Greg Hollimon

Man #2

Photo of Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Green Mill Bouncer (uncredited)

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