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.
Overview
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.
- Revenue
- $4,104,962
- Production
- Knickerbocker Films, Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
Robert De Niro
Dwight
Ellen Barkin
Caroline
Leonardo DiCaprio
Toby
Jonah Blechman
Arthur Gayle
Eliza Dushku
Pearl
Chris Cooper
Roy
Carla Gugino
Norma
Zachary Ansley
Skipper
Kathy Kinney
Marian
Tobey Maguire
Chuck Bolger
Tristan Tait
Jerry Huff
Travis MacDonald
Psycho
Michael Bacall
Terry Taylor
Gerrit Graham
Mr. Howard
Thomas Kopache
Geiger Counter Vendor
Lee Wilkof
Principal Shippy
Sean Murray
Jimmy Voorhees
Deanna Milligan
Silver Sister #1
Morgan Brayton
Silver Sister #2
Bill Dow
Vice Principal
Crew
- Director
- Michael Caton-Jones
- Writers
- Robert Getchell
- Producers
- Art Linson,Jon Peters,Peter Guber
- Cinematography
- David Watkin
- Composer
- Carter Burwell
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r96sk
August 19, 2025
<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 …