This Boy's Life

1993

7.1 (1,115)

1 hr 55 min

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.

$4,104,962

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.

Top Cast

Robert De Niro as Dwight

Ellen Barkin as Caroline

Jonah Blechman as Arthur Gayle

Eliza Dushku as Pearl

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