This Boy's Life (1993)

Synopsis

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 Niro as Dwight
• Ellen Barkin as Caroline
• Leonardo DiCaprio as Toby
• Jonah Blechman as Arthur Gayle
• Eliza Dushku as Pearl
• Chris Cooper as Roy
• Carla Gugino as Norma
• Zachary Ansley as Skipper
• Tracey Ellis as Kathy
• Kathy Kinney as Marian

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