This Boy's Life

Stars
4
Rating
R
Author
Tobias Wolff (book), Robert Getchell (screenplay);
Length
115 min
Director
Michael Caton-Jones
This Boy's Life
Synopsis
"This Boy's Life is a 1993 American biographical coming-of-age drama film based on the memoir of the same name by author Tobias Wolff. It was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Tobias Wolff, Robert De Niro as Toby's stepfather Dwight Hansen, and Ellen Barkin as Toby's mother, Caroline." [Wikipedia] "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." [IMDb]
Genre
Historical
Released
1993
Location
United States
Netflix
No

This movie is linked to the following periods

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Begin
End
Category
Cold War (U.S.) & Counterculture
1945
1991
United States