A Family Thing

Touching drama with comedic moments starring Robert Duvall as Earl Pilcher, Jr., a Southern good ol’ boy who discovers after his mother passes away that his birth mother was African American, and that he has a half-brother whom she wanted him to meet. As he travels to Chicago and finds his less-than-receptive sibling (James Earl Jones), can their kindly aunt (Irma P. Hall) bridge the gap that divides them? Michael Beach, David Keith, Grace Zabriskie co-star; co-written by Billy Bob Thornton. 109 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.