RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Check out the new RT Community
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / A Family Thing
A Family Thing

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon
  • Bookmark and Share

A Family Thing (1996)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
71 %
Tomatometer

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted: 21

Fresh: 15

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When a white Arkansas mechanic learns his mother was a black woman, and that he has a black half-brother, he travels to Chicago to discover more about his true family. At first taken aback by the... When a white Arkansas mechanic learns his mother was a black woman, and that he has a black half-brother, he travels to Chicago to discover more about his true family. At first taken aback by the news, the man and his newly-discovered sibling slowly open up to each other with the help of their wise, blind aunt. The script was co-written by Billy Bob Thornton, prior to his success with SLING BLADE. [More]

Starring: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Irma P. Hall, Michael Beach

Starring: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Irma P. Hall, Michael Beach

Director: Richard Pearce

Director: Richard Pearce

[See More Credits]

Get This Movie

Rent DVD
 
 

Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.

 
 
Buy DVD
 
 
Release:

May 8, 2001

No Details Exist
 
 

Reviews for A Family Thing

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
Arrange By: Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/23/09
Godfrey Cheshire
Variety
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

Underrated family drama; Duvall and Jones are terrific

comment Comment
08/17/06
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

No review available.

comment Comment
07/07/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

comment Comment
05/08/05
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Stephen Holden
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

No review available.

comment Comment
07/02/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

comment Comment
04/16/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

A just-OK teaming of two major talents

comment Comment
08/04/03
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

No review available.

comment Comment
04/28/03
M. Faust
ArtVoice

No review available.

comment Comment
02/21/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

No review available.

comment Comment
08/29/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Uplifting film that celebrates the ties that link people together despite vast differences.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/27/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Boxoffice Magazine
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Film Scouts | comment Comment
04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Washington Post
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jam! Movies
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Alison Macor
Austin Chronicle
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
See More Topics...

Related Forums for A Family Thing

Click here to be the first to post a message on this forum.

See All

More DVDs

Close
Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
79%
79%
 Gran Torino
30%
30%
 12 Rounds
23%
23%
 Confessions of a Shopa…
—
 The Code
39%
39%
 Inkheart

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
22%
22%
 Push
12%
12%
 The Unborn

More New Releases…

RT On Current TV

What’s Hot On RT

5 Favorite Films

5 Favorite Films

Director Kathryn Bigelow on Hurt Locker, more

Revisiting Hogwarts

Revisiting Hogwarts

Day 2: The Chamber of Secrets

Humpday Clip

Humpday Clip

An exclusive peek at the indie comedy!

RT on Current TV!

RT on Current TV!

Check out the RT Show this Thursday!

Other News

Close
  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Warners Shortens Green Lantern Wishlist Source: Hollywood Reporter
 58
  • Harold Ramis Talks Ghostbusters 3 Source: MakingOf.com
 18
  • Spider-Man 4 Gets Its Third Writer Source: Latino Review
 60
  • Warners Wins Favorable Ruling in Superman Case Source: Variety
 18
  • Remo Williams Rides Again Source: Risky Biz
 10
  • Mortal Kombat 3 Filming in September? Source: Slashfilm
 82
  • MacGruber Gets a Director Source: Variety
 39
  • PG-13 Turns 25 Source: VideoETA
 8
  • Weekly Ketchup: Universal Takes on Asteroids
 92
  • Brandon Routh Talks Superman's Future Source: Moviehole
 98
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Deconstructing Harry, Day 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
 67
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: Transformers and Ice Age Tie for Top Spot
 59
  • Weekly Ketchup: Universal Takes on Asteroids
 46
  • Five Favorite Films with Kathryn Bigelow
 39
  • Deconstructing Harry, Day 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 35
  • Critics Consensus: Bruno is Certified Fresh
 34
  • Total Recall: Mock Docs That Rock
 32
  • RT on DVD: Knowing, Push, The Unborn Unleashed
 26
  • Five Favourite Films with Jaime Winstone
 19
  • Watch RT on Current TV
 6
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • RT Interview: Director Carlos Cuaron on Rudo and Cursi
 0
  • RT Interview: Tony Scott on The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
 10
  • Cannes 2009: RT Interview - Sally Hawkins on We Want Sex
 2
  • RT Interview: Tilda Swinton on Julia
 5
  • Hollywood Legend Debbie Reynolds Reflects On her Life in Showbiz
 10
  • Exclusive: McG Talks Terminator Salvation
 24
  • Georgia Groome - Fresh Talent on RT
 5
  • RT Interview: Reading The Reader with Stephen Daldry
 11
  • RT Interview: Oscar Nominee Melissa Leo
 7
  • Carey Mulligan - Fresh Talent on RT
 7
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • A Family Thing at Rotten Tomatoes

Fresh Links

Featured
Point-Counterpoint: Bruno
Point-Counterpoint: Bruno External Link

MSN's David Fear and Frank Paiva go head to head discussing the pros and cons of Bruno star Sacha Baron Cohen.

The New Cult Canon
The New Cult Canon External Link

The AV Club's Scott Tobias takes a second look at David Lynch's cult classic, Lost Highway.

Tom Cruise's 10 Best Roles
Tom Cruise's 10 Best Roles External Link

TIME takes us on a 25-year long journey into the superstar's career, giving us a look at his 10 best roles.

A Baywatch Comedy?
A Baywatch Comedy? External Link

BuzzSugar reports on Paramount's plans to rebirth the iconic TV show as a comedy film.

 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Games| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.