Film
This Boy's Life
1993 · 1h 55m · Drama
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.
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 76%
- Metacritic
- 60
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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.
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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
Tracey Ellis
Kathy
Kathy Kinney
Marian
Robert Zameroski
Arch Cook
Tobey Maguire
Chuck Bolger
Tristan Tait
Jerry Huff
Travis MacDonald
Psycho
Richard Liss
A&P Manager
Michael Bacall
Terry Taylor
Crew
- Michael Caton-JonesDirector
- Robert GetchellScreenplay
- Tobias WolffNovel
- Art LinsonProducer
- Jon PetersExecutive Producer
- Peter GuberExecutive Producer
- David WatkinDirector of Photography
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Jim ClarkEditor
- Rachel AbromsCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 9, 1993
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- R
- Revenue
- $4,104,962
- Genres
- Drama
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