De Niro and DiCaprio are particularly good in this entertaining drama. To be fair though, De Niro had it easy and it was DiCaprio who really deserves credit.
Carla Gugino, Chris Cooper, Eliza Dushku
Robert De Niro gets top billing, but young Leonardo DiCaprio is the revelation of This Boy's Life, an astute, often painful drama of growing up in the 1950s Pacific Northwest, based on the auto...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 13, 2003
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May 22, 2008
The real life story of a free-spirited mother, Caroline Wolff (Barkin), and her wild teenage son Toby (Leo) in the late 1950's. Hoping to set a foundation for her lad, Caroline finally stops their travels and sets up shop in Seattle. Things get out of hand when Ma Wolff decides t...( read more)
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June 22, 2007
Great film, had watched it a long time ago and it had made an impact on me. DiCaprio was fantastic and I hated De Niro so much in this which only compliments his acting capabilities
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November 22, 2009
An amazing film that captures a story of step-father and son like no other. Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio gave such powerful performances and had some of the best on screen chemistry. It is a very realistic film that has very plausible outcomes.
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September 20, 2009
"Think of it like an adventure!" A soberingly true story with a great cast and great writing.
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August 6, 2009
Good biopic about the stepfather from hell and a sensitve kid growing up in the rough rural surroundings of OR. Well played by DiCaprio, DeNiro and Barkin.
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