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This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

1993
Drama
1h 55m
In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. (imdb)
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This Boy's Life

1993
Drama
1h 55m
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Rated 04 Nov 2008
85
94th
What a great drama movie with L.DiCaprio as a young kid and R.De Niro as a bastard of a stepfather. Both played brillantly and I enjoyed it very much. Super !
Rated 09 Aug 2007
70
18th
I could appreciate the screenwriting, but at times I felt manipulated in the portrayal of DiCaprio not that I condone child abuse but some of abuse was brought upon himself in the way he baited at times Deniro's charecter to exhaustion.A little bit one sided, but I guess the hero is only as heroic if the villain is irideemable. Otherwise great acting.
Rated 23 Oct 2009
90
86th
An all-too-believable story of how much childhood can suck
Rated 08 Dec 2011
75
54th
Good early effort from Leo, though feels a bit generic at times. Still, I would recommend it.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
65
73rd
Good film.
Rated 12 Jan 2008
40
21st
I like the faces.
Rated 23 Oct 2009
75
54th
Leo hasn't aged a day since this breakthrough performance. This his last believable role in my opinion.
Rated 08 Nov 2009
74
62nd
Solid little drama full of younger versions of people more famous today than they were back then. I forgot even that Tobey Maguire was in this movie. Not the sort of thing I'd watch on purpose, but I didn't hate it.
Rated 02 Feb 2010
88
78th
De Caprio, De Niro and Ellen Barkin are all very good. A very good adaptation of an excellent memoir.
Rated 13 Sep 2010
46
61st
#90s(m)#, reviews, casting.
Rated 26 Oct 2011
75
55th
74.625
Rated 28 Mar 2013
50
49th
I wish this story had more to say. It is about the authors childhood wounds. But it doesn't tread into new ground or present anything extraordinary. In short, these are his own personal demons, and little of this really sets him apart. There were so many missed opportunities to make something much better. The pacing was uneven, but there was some good tension to keep you interested.
Rated 14 Mar 2014
77
55th
76.500
Rated 01 Dec 2017
78
31st
Very touching strength of a mother and her beloved son, however few moments are really good for this two.
Rated 09 Sep 2019
6
65th
What a fucking asshole De Niro was in this movie. Not a bad drama
Rated 15 Aug 2020
55
62nd
Seen: 2. The performances keep the strong drama going, and some genuine uncomfortable laughs make the movie memorable.
Rated 19 Aug 2022
58
19th
True-57+lmaosuchaqueer+woahyounggugino+violentlysaysdoggyorsidelol+assholegaykidandhisdogfoughthimthenendupfriendssnuckkissedhischeeklool+wantinonehandshitintheotheretclol+stoledadcarsobeatbad-2yearslater+loltobeymaguire+momleavestoo+expelledithink/probcuzfakedinfo-nam-author
Rated 20 May 2023
77
81st
So Leonardo DiCaprio had previous experience in fighting a bear.

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