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This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

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.

1993•1h 55m•7.1/10
Drama

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7.1/10(1K)

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.

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Production

Knickerbocker Films, Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Dwight

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Caroline

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Toby

Jonah Blechman

Jonah Blechman

Arthur Gayle

Eliza Dushku

Eliza Dushku

Pearl

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Roy

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Norma

Zachary Ansley

Zachary Ansley

Skipper

Tracey Ellis

Tracey Ellis

Kathy

Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney

Marian

Robert Zameroski

Arch Cook

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Chuck Bolger

Tristan Tait

Tristan Tait

Jerry Huff

Travis MacDonald

Travis MacDonald

Psycho

Richard Liss

A&P Manager

Michael Bacall

Michael Bacall

Terry Taylor

Adam Sneller

Terry Silver

Gerrit Graham

Gerrit Graham

Mr. Howard

Thomas Kopache

Thomas Kopache

Geiger Counter Vendor

Lee Wilkof

Lee Wilkof

Principal Shippy

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