This Boy's Life
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Movie 7.1 / 10 1993

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.

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.

GenreDrama
Runtime115 min
StatusReleased
Vote Count1,123

Cast

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Robert De Niro Dwight
Ellen Barkin Caroline
Leonardo DiCaprio Toby
Jonah Blechman Arthur Gayle
Eliza Dushku Pearl
Chris Cooper Roy
Carla Gugino Norma
Zachary Ansley Skipper