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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

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

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

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01/23/09
Godfrey Cheshire
Godfrey Cheshire
Variety
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Underrated family drama; Duvall and Jones are terrific

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

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

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05/08/05
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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08/30/04
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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

A just-OK teaming of two major talents

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08/04/03
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

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04/28/03
M. Faust
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ArtVoice

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

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

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

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08/27/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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San Francisco Chronicle
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