This Boy's Life

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Robert De Niro Dwight Hansen

Ellen Barkin Caroline Wolff Hansen

Leonardo DiCaprio Tobias Wolff

Chris Cooper Roy

Eliza Dushku Pearl