Film7.11993115m

This Boy's Life

Name: This Boy's Life
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993-04-09
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku

Drama

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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Cast

Robert De NiroEllen BarkinLeonardo DiCaprioJonah BlechmanEliza DushkuChris CooperCarla GuginoZachary AnsleyTracey EllisKathy KinneyRobert ZameroskiTobey Maguire

Director

Michael Caton-Jones

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