jealousy,based on novel or book,single parent,seattle, washington,car mechanic,relationship problems,based on true story,stepfather,family relationships,coming of age,alcoholic,oppression,1950s

This Boy's Life (1993)

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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.

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 & Crew

Director
Michael Caton-Jones
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    Dwight Hansen Robert De Niro
  • Profile picture of Ellen Barkin
    Caroline Wolff Hansen Ellen Barkin
  • Profile picture of Leonardo DiCaprio
    Tobias Wolff Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Profile picture of Chris Cooper
    Roy Chris Cooper
  • Profile picture of Eliza Dushku
    Pearl Eliza Dushku
  • Profile picture of Jonah Blechman
    Arthur Gayle Jonah Blechman
  • Profile picture of Kathy Kinney
    Marian Kathy Kinney
  • Profile picture of Gerrit Graham
    Mr. Howard Gerrit Graham

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Keywords

  • jealousy
  • based on novel or book
  • single parent
  • seattle, washington
  • car mechanic
  • relationship problems
  • based on true story
  • stepfather
  • family relationships
  • coming of age
  • alcoholic
  • oppression
  • 1950s