This Boy's Life

1993 · Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

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.

Cast: Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carla Gugino, Eliza Dushku, Ellen Barkin, Chris Cooper, Gerrit Graham, Tracey Ellis, Zachary Ansley

Rating: 7.083/10 from 810 votes