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This Boy's Life

He looked like the ideal husband. He seemed like the perfect father. That's just what they needed. But that's not what they got.

Film19931h 55mReleased

Drama
Not rated

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Details

Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Language
English
Released
1993-04-09
Runtime
1h 55m

Community score

7.11,099 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.0

The story

When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.

Cast

  • Robert De Niro
    Robert De NiroDwight
  • Ellen Barkin
    Ellen BarkinCaroline
  • Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprioToby
  • Jonah Blechman
    Jonah BlechmanArthur Gayle
  • Eliza Dushku
    Eliza DushkuPearl
  • Chris Cooper
    Chris CooperRoy
  • Carla Gugino
    Carla GuginoNorma
  • Zachary Ansley
    Zachary AnsleySkipper
  • Tracey Ellis — artwork unavailable
    Tracey EllisKathy
  • Kathy Kinney
    Kathy KinneyMarian