This Boy's Life

7.1 / 10

(950 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

115 minutes

Year:

1993

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

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Company:

Knickerbocker Films,

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast:
Robert De Niro

Dwight Hansen

Ellen Barkin

Caroline Wolff Hansen

Leonardo DiCaprio

Tobias Wolff

Chris Cooper

Roy

Eliza Dushku

Pearl

Crew:
Art Linson

Producer

Robert Getchell

Screenplay

David Watkin

Director of Photography

Tobias Wolff

Novel

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer