This Boy's Life (1993)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
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.
- Released: 1993-04-09
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 55m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 1,119 votes
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones.
Top cast
- Robert De Niro as Dwight
- Ellen Barkin as Caroline
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Toby
- Jonah Blechman as Arthur Gayle
- Eliza Dushku as Pearl
- Chris Cooper as Roy
- Carla Gugino as Norma
- Zachary Ansley as Skipper
- Tracey Ellis as Kathy
- Kathy Kinney as Marian
Where to watch This Boy's Life
- United States: watch free on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India: stream on VI movies and tv
- Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Stan, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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