This Boy's Life (1993)

7.1/10 • 115 min • Drama

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.

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

Kathy Kinney

Marian

Tobey Maguire

Chuck Bolger

Tristan Tait

Jerry Huff

Travis MacDonald

Psycho

Michael Bacall

Terry Taylor

Gerrit Graham

Mr. Howard

Thomas Kopache

Geiger Counter Vendor

Lee Wilkof

Principal Shippy

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