This Boy's Life (1993)
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones · 115 min · Drama
45.2 TOPICAL score · #2,269 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
This Boy's Life (1993, directed by Michael Caton-Jones) has a TOPICAL score of 45.2 - ranked 2,269 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 76% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 60. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (1,123 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 43 languages.
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- Critics76% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 60
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (1,123 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 43 languages
- Still read35,178 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Robert De Niro (actor #8), Ellen Barkin (actor #1,142), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor #5), Jonah Blechman