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The Good Son

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The Good Son (1993)

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Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: After his mother dies and his father goes to Japan on a business trip, eight-year-old Mark is sent to live for a few weeks with his cousin Henry and his family. Although Mark is initially happy... After his mother dies and his father goes to Japan on a business trip, eight-year-old Mark is sent to live for a few weeks with his cousin Henry and his family. Although Mark is initially happy playing with Henry, he soon begins to suspect that all is not right with the seemingly innocent-looking young boy. [More]

Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse

Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, Jacqueline Brookes, Quinn Culkin, Daniel Hugh Kelly

Director: Joseph Ruben

Director: Joseph Ruben
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Story: Ian McEwan
Producer: Mary Anne Pace, Joseph Ruben

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