The Good Son (1993) is a psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by English novelist Ian McEwan.
The film begins with 12-year-old Mark Evans (the protagonist) (Elijah Wood) sitting at the bedside of his dying mother. When his mother dies, Mark realizes that he is now without a mother. Mark's father Jack (David Morse) is unable to console his son as he is assigned for a business trip. Instead, Jack takes Mark to stay with ...
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The Good Son (1993) is a psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by English novelist Ian McEwan.
The film begins with 12-year-old Mark Evans (the protagonist) (Elijah Wood) sitting at the bedside of his dying mother. When his mother dies, Mark realizes that he is now without a mother. Mark's father Jack (David Morse) is unable to console his son as he is assigned for a business trip. Instead, Jack takes Mark to stay with his uncle and aunt Wallace and Susan Evans (Daniel Hugh Kelly and Wendy Crewson), but Mark delusionally believes that his mother will return. Upon reaching Wallace's house, Mark is introduced to his extended family, including his cousin Henry Evans (the antagonist) (Macaulay Culkin). Mark and Henry get along at first, though it is soon revealed that Henry is a private smoker. Henry tells Mark about his three-year-old brother Richard, who died by drowning in the bathtub a few years ago. Henry then shows Mark a homemade crossbow that he built...
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