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A Family Thing
With family, everything is relative.
1996 | 109m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Richard Pearce |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Tom Epperson, Billy Bob Thornton |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 29, 1996 |
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| Director: | Richard Pearce |
| Writer: | Tom Epperson, Billy Bob Thornton |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | letter, arkansas, birth, biracial, matriarchy |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, Butcher's Run Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,125,417
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tom Epperson | Writer |
| Richard Pearce | Director |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Writer |
| Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Jason White | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Rick LeFevour | Stunt Coordinator |
| Mark Warner | Editor |
| Linda DeScenna | Production Design |
| Ric McElvin | Set Decoration |
| Michael Hausman | Unit Production Manager |
| Aiman A. Humaideh | Second Assistant Director |
| Alphonse Blumenthal | Chief Lighting Technician |
| John S. Robertson | Dolly Grip |
| Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
| James Nedza | Art Direction |
| Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Design |
| Gerrit Dangremond | Camera Operator |
| Morgan Michael Lewis | Key Grip |
| Charles Gross | Original Music Composer |
| Craig Huston | First Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Duvall | Producer |
| Randa Haines | Producer |
| Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
| Brad Wilson | Co-Producer |
| Todd Black | Producer |
| Scott Ferguson | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
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| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 990 | 990 |