This Boy's Life
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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Michael Caton-Jones
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<em>'This Boy’s Life'</em> manages to produce an impressive feat: making me hate Robert De Niro! His character here, that is. I've only seen the guy in likeable roles, <em>'Meet the Parents'</em> is as close as a portrayal has come to being unlikeable. Dwight, in this, is despicable! All the aforementioned is simply a plus point for the film, though. It's obviously not overly difficult to make a person garner hatred, but I do appreciate that we see how Dwight becomes the way he is - e.g. the shooting scene. It does get a touch repetitive at times, only minorly so. Not only does this flick have De Niro, it also has one Leonardo DiCaprio - in his first leading movie role, no less. Both are excellent throughout, positives can too be remarked about Ellen Barkin's performance. Elsewhere, youthful Tobey Maguire and Carla Gugino also appear. An uncomfortable watch, but it is a very good release from 1993.
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Michael Caton-Jones is the director of This Boy's Life.
The cast of This Boy's Life includes Ellen Barkin as Caroline Wolff Hansen, Frank C. Turner as Truck Driver, Robert De Niro as Dwight Hansen, Chris Cooper as Roy, Carla Gugino as Norma, Eliza Dushku as Pearl, Gerrit Graham as Mr. Howard, Leonardo DiCaprio as Tobias Wolff, Jonah Blechman as Arthur Gayle, Kathy Kinney as Marian, Zachary Ansley as Skipper, Tobey Maguire as Chuck Bolger, and more.
The duration of This Boy's Life is 1h 55 mins.
Yes. You can watch the This Boy's Life trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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This Boy's Life was released on 09 Apr 1993.
This Boy's Life is listed under Drama on Fanbiz.
This Boy's Life has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "<em>'This Boy’s Life'</em> manages to produce an impressive feat: making me hate Robert De Niro! His character here, that is. I've only seen the guy in likeable roles, <em>'Meet..."
