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This Boy's Life

Name: This Boy's Life
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993-04-09
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku

1993 · 1h 55m · Drama

IMDb 7.3 Metacritic 60 RT 76%

Watch it tonight if you're ready for an emotionally brutal but necessary story—Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin deliver powerhouse performances in this unflinching portrait of domestic abuse and survival. It's heavy stuff, not a feel-good pick, but it's the kind of film that sticks with you for all the right reasons.

Plot

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.

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Cast: Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku

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