This Boy's Life(1993)

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.

71

1h 55m

  • Drama

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.

Cast

  • Robert De Niro

    Robert De Niro

    Dwight Hansen

  • Ellen Barkin

    Ellen Barkin

    Caroline Wolff Hansen

  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Tobias Wolff

  • Chris Cooper

    Chris Cooper

    Roy

  • Eliza Dushku

    Eliza Dushku

    Pearl

  • Jonah Blechman

    Jonah Blechman

    Arthur Gayle

  • Kathy Kinney

    Kathy Kinney

    Marian

  • Gerrit Graham

    Gerrit Graham

    Mr. Howard

  • Carla Gugino

    Carla Gugino

    Norma

  • Zachary Ansley

    Zachary Ansley

    Skipper

  • Tobey Maguire

    Tobey Maguire

    Chuck Bolger

  • Tracey Ellis

    Tracey Ellis

    Kathy

  • Travis MacDonald

    Travis MacDonald

    Psycho

  • Morgan Brayton

    Morgan Brayton

    Silver Sister #2

  • Frank C. Turner

    Frank C. Turner

    Truck Driver

  • Sean Murray

    Sean Murray

    Jimmy Voorhees

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    Status

    Released (Apr 9, 1993)

    Revenue

    $4,104,962

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