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This Boy's Life

1993·1h 55m·R
DramaBiography
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
62,327 votes
Metascore
60
Metacritic

The story about the relationship between a rebellious 1950s teenager and his abusive stepfather, based on the memoirs of writer and literature Professor Tobias Wolff.

This Boy's Life is a 1993 drama biography movie directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Barkin. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 62,327 votes and runs 1h 55m.

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Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Stars
Robert De Niro
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ellen Barkin
Jonah Blechman
Details
1993-04-23
115 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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