This Boy's Life

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The acclaimed coming-of-age memoir by Tobias Wolff is turned into a powerful and poignant drama set in the 1950s. Ellen Barkin portrays a single mother who marries a seemingly wond erful man (Robert De Niro) in the hopes that he'll be a perfect father for her son (Leonardo DiCaprio), but her new husband turns out to be a hot-headed authoritarian against whom her boy stages a brutal rebellion. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround stereo, French Dolby Digital Surround stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer. Show more