This Boy's Life
A couple of years before Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured) proved his acting pedigree in this superior adaptation of Tobias Wolff's uncompromising autobiography.
In this movie, directed by Michael Caton-Jones, DiCaprio plays Toby, the delinquent son of a hard-pressed single mother, Caroline (Ellen Barkin). After a string of unsuitable lovers, she marries Dwight Hansen (Robert De Niro), who is an apparently caring man.
However, Hansen soon reveals himself to be a tyrant. He becomes brutal towards Caroline and, under the guise of improving Toby's behaviour, adopts a sadistic approach towards him.
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