This Boy’s Life

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This Boy’s Life

(1993)

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In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff.

Featured Crew

Michael Caton-Jones

Director
Tobias Wolff

Novel
Robert Getchell

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Robert De Niro

Dwight Hansen
Leonardo DiCaprio

Tobias Wolff
Ellen Barkin

Caroline Wolff Hansen
Chris Cooper

Roy
Jonah Blechman

Arthur Gayle

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April 9, 1993

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Theatrical

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Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.