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Film · 0 connectionsThis Boy's Life (1993)
- Drama
- 115 min
- R age guide
- ★ 7.1/10 from 1,116 ratings
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.
Directed byMichael Caton-Jones
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