This Boy's Life (1993)

  • R
  • 04/09/1993 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 55m

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.

Tobias Wolff

Novel

Michael Caton-Jones

Director

Robert Getchell

Screenplay

Cast

Robert De Niro's headshot

Robert De Niro

Dwight
Ellen Barkin's headshot

Ellen Barkin

Caroline
Leonardo DiCaprio's headshot

Leonardo DiCaprio

Toby
Jonah Blechman's headshot

Jonah Blechman

Arthur Gayle
Eliza Dushku's headshot

Eliza Dushku

Pearl
Chris Cooper's headshot

Chris Cooper

Roy
Carla Gugino's headshot

Carla Gugino

Norma
Zachary Ansley's headshot

Zachary Ansley

Skipper

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