This Boy's Life (1993)

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This Boy's Life on IMDb 7.3/10 39,771 votes

Released:
1993-04-09

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.

Director:
Michael Caton-Jones

Runtime:
1h 55min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Robert De Niro
    as
    Dwight Hansen
  • Ellen Barkin
    as
    Caroline Wolff Hansen
  • Leonardo DiCaprio
    as
    Tobias Wolff
  • Chris Cooper
    as
    Roy
  • Eliza Dushku
    as
    Pearl