This Boy's Life
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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.

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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.

Released April 9, 1993

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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

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