This Boy's Life
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71% Critic Match

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.

7.1 / 10 1993 1h 55mR English
Drama

Storyline

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 & Crew

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Dwight

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Caton-Jones's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. This Boy's Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker