| Overall: | B+ |
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| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | -- |
| Run Time: | 109 |
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A Family Thing is rated PG-13: for some strong language, brief violence and a childbirth scene
Cast: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones
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Earl (Robert Duvall) is a good 'ol boy from Arkansas who would do anything for his mother. After her death, the local preacher hands him a letter that his…
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
