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.

Michael Caton-Jones

Director

Tobias Wolff

Novel

Robert Getchell

Screenplay

Cast

Robert De Niro's headshot

Robert De Niro

Dwight Hansen
Ellen Barkin's headshot

Ellen Barkin

Caroline Wolff Hansen
Leonardo DiCaprio's headshot

Leonardo DiCaprio

Tobias Wolff
Chris Cooper's headshot

Chris Cooper

Roy
Eliza Dushku's headshot

Eliza Dushku

Pearl
Jonah Blechman's headshot

Jonah Blechman

Arthur Gayle
Kathy Kinney's headshot

Kathy Kinney

Marian
Gerrit Graham's headshot

Gerrit Graham

Mr. Howard

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