This Boy's Life (1993)
15
03/09/1993 (GB)
Drama
1h 55m
- 71% (1000 votes)
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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.
Overview
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.
- Michael Caton-JonesDirector
- Robert GetchellScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Revenue
$4,104,962
Keywords
- jealousy
- based on novel or book
- single parent
- seattle, washington
- car mechanic
- relationship problems
- based on true story
- stepfather
- family relationships
- coming of age
- alcoholic
- oppression
- 1950s
Top Billed Cast
Robert De Niro
Dwight Hansen
Ellen Barkin
Caroline Wolff Hansen
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tobias Wolff
Chris Cooper
Roy
Eliza Dushku
Pearl
Jonah Blechman
Arthur Gayle
Kathy Kinney
Marian
Gerrit Graham
Mr. Howard
Carla Gugino
Norma
Zachary Ansley
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