A Family Thing
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A Family Thing is a 1996 drama film about a man who discovers his mixed-race heritage and forms an unexpected bond with his African American half-brother and their extended family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Family Thing canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematography | Fred Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard Pearce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
MGM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aunt T
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
interracial family dynamics
ⓘ
race and ethnicity in the United States ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Earl Pilcher Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Murdock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Charles Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
family relationships
ⓘ
racial identity ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performances by Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones
ⓘ
portrayal of mixed-race heritage discovery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Billy Bob Thornton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brent Briscoe NERFINISHED ⓘ David Valdes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
MGM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-03-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| setIn |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Grace Zabriskie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irma P. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ James Earl Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Billy Bob Thornton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Harmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Epperson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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