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A Family Thing

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A Family Thing (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 15  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
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 news, the man and his newly-discovered sibling slowly open up to each other with the help of their... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

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

Director: Richard Pearce

DVD Info

Release:

May 8, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - French
  • Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical

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Underrated family drama; Duvall and Jones are terrific

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Lori Hoffman
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05/08/05 09:59 AM
Linda Cook
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04/16/04 02:14 PM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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A just-OK teaming of two major talents

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08/04/03 08:22 PM
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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08/29/02 08:54 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Uplifting film that celebrates the ties that link people together despite vast differences.

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