This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

115 mins | Drama | April 9, 1993

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.

This Boy's Life

115 mins | Drama | April 9, 1993

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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Knickerbocker Films
Original title This Boy's Life
Directors Michael Caton-Jones
Writers Robert Getchell, Tobias Wolff

Cast

Robert De Niro

as Dwight Hansen

Ellen Barkin

as Caroline Wolff Hansen

Leonardo DiCaprio

as Tobias Wolff

Chris Cooper

as Roy

Eliza Dushku

as Pearl

Jonah Blechman

as Arthur Gayle

Kathy Kinney

as Marian

Gerrit Graham

as Mr. Howard

Carla Gugino

as Norma

Zachary Ansley

as Skipper

Tobey Maguire

as Chuck Bolger

Tracey Ellis

as Kathy

Robert Zameroski

as Arch Cook

Travis MacDonald

as Psycho

Morgan Brayton

as Silver Sister #2

Frank C. Turner

as Truck Driver