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1993
  • Drama

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.
Runtime
1h 55m
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Countries
  • US
  • United States
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Languages
  • en
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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Michael Caton-Jones
Director
Robert Getchell
Screenplay
Tobias Wolff
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Cast
Robert De Niro
Dwight Hansen
Ellen Barkin
Caroline Wolff Hansen
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tobias Wolff
Chris Cooper
Roy
Jonah Blechman
Arthur Gayle
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    April 9, 1993
  • Original Language
    English
  • Revenue
    $ 4,104,962
  • Production Companies
    • Knickerbocker Films
    • Warner Bros. Pictures

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