Where to Watch A Family Thing (1996)

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Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'A Family Thing' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'A Family Thing' right now, here are some details about the United Artists, Butcher's Run Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama flick.

Released March 29th, 1996, 'A Family Thing' stars Irma P. Hall The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of 65 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 65 well-known s.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'A Family Thing' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Tubi TV, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, Pluto TV, and Hoopla .