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The Good Son is a 1993 American thriller and drama film directed by Joseph Ruben. The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan, with music composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film stars Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, and David Morse. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Studios, also known as 20th Century Fox, and is available via video on demand.
Filming took place in New Hampshire and Maine, while the narrative is set in Arizona. The movie has a runtime of 87 minutes. Its budget was $17,000,000, and it generated $60,613,008 in revenue. The film explores themes of parent-child relationships, sadism, and manipulation. It was released in the United States on September 24, 1993.
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Film · TMDB
6.8A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.
Cast
- Macaulay Culkin as Henry Evans
- Elijah Wood as Mark Evans
- Wendy Crewson as Susan Evans
- David Morse as Jack Evans
- Daniel Hugh Kelly as Wallace Evans
- Jacqueline Brookes as Alice Davenport
Themes
- parent child relationship
- sadism
- psychopath
- sadistic
- manipulation
- deception
- sociopath
- murder
- problem child
- deceit
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Joseph Ruben
- Screenwriter
- Ian McEwan
- Cast member
- Rory Culkin
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- John Lindley
- Narrative location
- Arizona
- Filming location
- Maine
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 369749
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- distributed by
- Netflix
- publication date
- 1994-04-28
- film editor
- George Bowers
- title
- The Good Son
- Commons category
- Film locations of The Good Son (1993)
- review score
- 25%
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