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This Boy's Life(1993)

Dir. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones

Would be a distinctly average 90s drama if it wasn't for the two main leads. Still, there is only so far they elevate this and it follows the Miramax Oscar bait formula almost to the letter.

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When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.