This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

1993
1h 55m
7.1

7.1/10

1,075 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"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.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $4,104,962

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Knickerbocker Films Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date April 9, 1993
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0108330

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
Robert Zameroski

Arch Cook

Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire

Chuck Bolger

Key Crew

Michael Caton-Jones
Director
Robert Getchell
Screenplay
Art Linson
Producer
Jon Peters
Executive Producer
Peter Guber
Executive Producer