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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.
This Boy's Life is a film that explores themes of jealousy, based on novel or book, single parent. It also touches on seattle, washington and car mechanic and relationship problems.
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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
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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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