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 has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of A Family Thing (1996)
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A Family Thing was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 55 reviews, giving A Family Thing (1996) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 77% and users giving an average score of 76%.
With a score of 71%, A Family Thing is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like Cannibal! The Musical, Michael Collins and Flirting with Disaster.
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