This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life (1993)

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.

Date of release
1993-04-09
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (1123)
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Drama
Director
Michael Caton-Jones

Casting

  • 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

Recommended