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This Boy's Life

19931h 55m7.1/ 10 · TMDB · 1,122 votes
Drama

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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Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

Kathy

Kathy Kinney
Kathy Kinney

Marian

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Film details

Released9 Apr 1993
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Robert Zameroski

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Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire

Chuck Bolger