This Boy's Life (1993)
R 1h 55m 7.2/10 IMDb
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, Chris Cooper, Eliza Dushku
Content Warnings
Other
Gaslighting / emotional manipulation
Substance Use
Alcohol abuse (depicted)
Violence & Physical Harm
Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse
Tubi
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