This Boy's Life

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This Boy's Life (1993)

Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

“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.”

Drama · 1h 55m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Screenplay
Robert Getchell
Novel
Tobias Wolff
Director of Photography
David Watkin
Original Music Composer
Carter Burwell
Editor
Jim Clark
Producer
Art Linson

Details

Release date
1993-04-09
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Knickerbocker Films, Warner Bros. Pictures
Box office
$4,104,962