This Boy's Life

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.

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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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Creators

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Michael Caton-Jones

director

Tobias Wolff

writer

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Robert Getchell

writer

Cast

Robert De Niro actor Ellen Barkin actor Leonardo DiCaprio actor

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Jonah Blechman actor Eliza Dushku actor Chris Cooper actor Carla Gugino actor

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Zachary Ansley actor

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Tracey Ellis actor Kathy Kinney actor

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Robert Zameroski actor Tobey Maguire actor

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Tristan Tait actor

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Travis MacDonald actor

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Richard Liss actor

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Michael Bacall actor

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Adam Sneller actor Gerrit Graham actor

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Thomas Kopache actor Lee Wilkof actor