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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.”

19931h 55mDrama

Released

April 9, 1993

7.1

TMDB Score

71% match · 1,127 votes

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About the Movie

This Boy's Life poster

Drama

Synopsis

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.

DirectorMichael Caton-Jones

Released: April 9, 1993
Runtime: 1h 55m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Box office: $4.1M
Studios: Knickerbocker Films, Warner Bros. Pictures

Top Billed Cast

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

TE

Tracey Ellis

Kathy

Kathy Kinney

Marian

RZ

Robert Zameroski

Arch Cook

Tobey Maguire

Chuck Bolger

Tristan Tait

Jerry Huff

Travis MacDonald

Psycho

RL

Richard Liss

A&P Manager

Michael Bacall

Terry Taylor

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