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A Family Thing

1996·1h 49m·PG-13
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
4,964 votes
Metascore
71
Metacritic

When an old woman dies, she leaves a note for her apparent son (Robert Duvall) which tells him that his biological mother died giving birth to him. She begs him to make peace with his half-brother (James Earl Jones) living in Chicago.

A Family Thing is a 1996 drama comedy movie directed by Richard Pearce, starring Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 4,964 votes and runs 1h 49m.

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Director
Richard Pearce
Stars
Robert Duvall
James Earl Jones
Michael Beach
Irma P. Hall
Details
1996-03-29
109 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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