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This Boy's Life

MOVIE • 1993

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.

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.

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 1,130
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Drama

Top 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

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Tracey Ellis

Kathy

Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney

Marian

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Robert Zameroski

Arch Cook

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Chuck Bolger

Tristan Tait

Tristan Tait

Jerry Huff

Travis MacDonald

Travis MacDonald

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Film

Status

Released

Release

April 9, 1993

Runtime

115 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

$4,104,962