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.
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.
- Year : 1993
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Drama
- Studio : Knickerbocker Films, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Keyword : jealousy, based on novel or book, single parent, seattle, washington, car mechanic, relationship problems, based on true story, stepfather, family relationships, coming of age, alcoholic, oppression, 1950s
- Director : Michael Caton-Jones
- Cast : Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Cooper, Eliza Dushku, Jonah Blechman