---
title: 'A Family Thing (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Pearce'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-family-thing-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116275/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Family Thing (1996)

1996 · 105 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

A Family Thing is a 1996 American Southern Gothic comedy-drama film directed by Richard Pearce and written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson. The film features Robert Duvall as a farm equipment rental and dealership owner in rural Arkansas who travels to Chicago, Illinois to meet his long-lost half brother, portrayed by James Earl Jones, after discovering that his biological mother was an African-American maid to his family.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Robert Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duvall)
- **Director:** [Richard Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pearce)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Bob Thornton](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-bob-thornton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charles Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-gross)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fred Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-murphy)
- **Editor:** [Mark Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-warner-2)

## Cast

- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)
- [Irma P. Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/irma-p-hall)
- [Robert Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duvall)
- [Michael Beach](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-beach)

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