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.
Unfortunately the movie A Family Thing is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Directing | Richard Pearce | Director |
| Production | Jason White | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Writer |
| Writing | Tom Epperson | Writer |
| Lighting | Alphonse Blumenthal | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Brad Wilson | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Rick LeFevour | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Gerrit Dangremond | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Craig Huston | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Michael Hausman | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Morgan Michael Lewis | Key Grip |
| Directing | Aiman A. Humaideh | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | John S. Robertson | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Robert Duvall | Producer |
| Editing | Mark Warner | Editor |
| Camera | Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
| Production | Scott Ferguson | Associate Producer |
| Art | Linda DeScenna | Production Design |
| Production | Randa Haines | Producer |
| Production | Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Art | James Nedza | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Design |
| Production | Todd Black | Producer |
| Art | Ric McElvin | Set Decoration |
