This Boy's Life
Drama

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.”

7.1/10 1993 1h 55m

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.

On screen

Top Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Dwight

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Caroline

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Toby

Jonah Blechman

Jonah Blechman

Arthur Gayle

Eliza Dushku

Eliza Dushku

Pearl

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Roy

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Norma

Zachary Ansley

Zachary Ansley

Skipper

Tracey Ellis

Tracey Ellis

Kathy

Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney

Marian

Robert Zameroski

Robert Zameroski

Arch Cook

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Chuck Bolger

Preview

Official Trailer

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