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This Boy's Life
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You can watch This Boy's Life (1993) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
A feral, wide-eyed energy radiates from a young Leonardo DiCaprio as he navigates the volatile whims of a new stepfather. This coming-of-age struggle captures the suffocating tension of a household ruled by unpredictable cruelty.
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Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Cast
Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku, Chris Cooper, Carla Gugino, Zachary Ansley, Tracey Ellis, Kathy Kinney
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This Boy's Life
You can watch This Boy's Life (1993) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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7.1/10
RT Critics
76%
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Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Cast
Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku, Chris Cooper, Carla Gugino, Zachary Ansley, Tracey Ellis, Kathy Kinney
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