This Boy's Life
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones
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. From TMDB
15 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews) · newest Sep 18, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works
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This Boy's Life is a 1993 drama film, directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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15 of 15 · most liked firstThis Boy's Life (1993) directed by Michael Caton-Jones stars Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin and Leonardo DiCaprio in his feature-film lead role. Based on the memoirs of writer and literature Professor Tobias Wolff.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie director Michael Caton-Jones (b.1957 Broxburn). Films include Memphis Belle, Scandal, Doc Hollywood, This Boy's Life, Rob Roy.
neutral · AI labelView post →THIS BOY'S LIFE, on the other hand, always hit way too close to home for me and triggered my PTSD. Great movie but a rough trip. #MST3K
positive · AI labelView post →It's really got me more interested in listening to more of Carroll's music now, and finally watching Basketball Diaries - I've avoided it my whole life, I think conflating it with This Boy's Life as a movie about child abuse, and that's not a topic that I consider entertaining.
neutral · AI labelView post →Kinda funny that the THIS BOY'S LIFE sketch was a topical bit when the episode was fresh. I saw the movie on Encore a few years before I finally saw this episode, and I laughed my ass off. #MST3K #MST3KTurkeyDay
positive · AI labelView post →Oh shit, I didn't even know he passed. That's a bummer. Yeah, he certainly elevated every movie. Even his small role in This Boy's Life (1993), as the college recruiter who interviews DiCaprio for the prep school. When I saw him appear I said "holy smokes, that's the guy from TerrorVision!", lol
neutral · AI labelView post →I really want to say Critters 3 but I'm going to go with This Boy's Life It's a really heavy movie and a pretty heavy roll for him at that age
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm watching a video of every single PlayStation 1 release and I'm howling that there was a 1999 Japan only release of a "game" that was simply the 1993 movie This Boy's Life on a CD with Japanese and English subtitles youtu.be/w22n8zwxLgM?...
neutral · AI labelView post →I like this but I wouldn't even know where to start. In the movie, This Boy's Life, Robert Deniro says, "I know a thing or two about a thing or two!" And that's basically me.
neutral · AI labelView post →probably filmed in Vancouver? I know the film This Boy's Life (w/ Leonardo DiCaprio) was filmed in Concrete, but I've never seen the movie!
neutral · AI labelView post →Isn't that a reference to De Niro in the film This Boy's Life?
neutral · AI labelView post →I really enjoyed *This Boy's Life* (1993), a Dicaprio movie that I think deserves more attention. Great soundtrack (by Carter Burwell), too. Also, one of Robert Deniro's best roles as a *very* unsympathetic stepfather.
positive · AI labelView post →A film that takes place where you're from: This Boy's Life (1993)
neutral · AI labelView post →Not too great today (I flubbed one of the answers). Clooney, Knightley, & Maguire. I got to use This Boy's Life which is cool, apparently Maguire was supposed to actually star, but was afraid of De Niro. #FilmSky Movie Grid - 04/14/2026: 8/9 Correct Score: 2336 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩 www.moviegrid.io
neutral · AI labelView post →'This Boy’s Life' manages to produce an impressive feat: making me hate Robert De Niro! His character here, that is. I've only seen the guy in likeable roles, 'Meet the Parents' is as close as a portrayal has come to being unlikeable. Dwight, in this, is despicable! All the aforementioned is simply a plus point for the film, though. It's obviously not overly difficult to make a person garner hatred, but I do appreciate that we see how Dwight becomes the way he is - e.g. the shooting scene. It…
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