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.

Robert De Niro
as Dwight Hansen

Ellen Barkin
as Caroline Wolff Hansen

Leonardo DiCaprio
as Tobias Wolff

Chris Cooper
as Roy

Eliza Dushku
as Pearl

Jonah Blechman
as Arthur Gayle

Kathy Kinney
as Marian

Gerrit Graham
as Mr. Howard

Carla Gugino
as Norma

Zachary Ansley
as Skipper
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<em>'This Boy’s Life'</em> 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, <em>'Meet the Parents'</em> is as close as a portrayal has come to being unlikeable. Dwight, in this, is despicable! All the afor...