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A Family Thing

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.

Where to Stream

  • MGM Amazon Channel

Where to Rent

  • Apple TV Store

Where to Buy

  • Apple TV Store
  • Amazon Video

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Box Office

Budget: N/A
Revenue: $10,125,417

Verdict: Unknown

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Richard Pearce (Director)
> Aiman A. Humaideh (Second Assistant Director)
> Craig Huston (First Assistant Director)
> Fred Murphy (Director of Photography)

Writers

> Billy Bob Thornton (Writer)
> Tom Epperson (Writer)