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.
Acting
De Niro's most underrated villain; DiCaprio's breakthrough fire.
Production
1950s kitsch decaying into domestic horror.
Director
Michael Caton-Jones
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