This Boy's Life

1993 · 115 min · ★ 7.1 / 10 · 1121 votes

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.

Cast

Robert De Niro · Ellen Barkin · Leonardo DiCaprio · Jonah Blechman · Eliza Dushku · Chris Cooper · Carla Gugino · Zachary Ansley · Tracey Ellis · Kathy Kinney

Director

Michael Caton-Jones