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This Boy's Life

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7.1/10 • 975

1993-04-091h 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.

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.

Directors
Michael Caton-Jones
Editors
Jim Clark

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Robert De Niro

    Robert De Niro

    Dwight Hansen

  2. Ellen Barkin

    Ellen Barkin

    Caroline Wolff Hansen

  3. Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Tobias Wolff

  4. Chris Cooper

    Chris Cooper

    Roy

  5. Eliza Dushku

    Eliza Dushku

    Pearl

  6. Jonah Blechman

    Jonah Blechman

    Arthur Gayle

  7. Kathy Kinney

    Kathy Kinney

    Marian

  8. Gerrit Graham

    Gerrit Graham

    Mr. Howard

  9. Carla Gugino

    Carla Gugino

    Norma

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
$4,104,962.00
Keywords
jealousybased on novel or booksingle parentseattle, washingtoncar mechanicrelationship problemsbased on true storystepfatherfamily relationshipscoming of agealcoholicoppression1950s