This Boy's Life (1993)

Name: This Boy's Life
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993-04-09
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku

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.

9 April 1993 · 1h 55mDrama

★ 7.1 / 10 · 1,124 votes on TMDB

Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

What it's about

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.