The Good Son

1993

Action / Drama / Horror / Thriller

46
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 54% · 27 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 48512 48.5K

parent child relationship sadism psychopath sadistic manipulation deception

Plot summary

A 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.

Director

Joseph Ruben Photo
Joseph Ruben

Top cast

Macaulay Culkin Photo
Macaulay Culkin as Henry
Elijah Wood Photo
Elijah Wood as Mark
Ashley Crow Photo
Ashley Crow as Janice
Quinn Culkin Photo
Quinn Culkin as Connie
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749.96 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 5
1.4 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 39

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Scars_Remain 7 / 10

Not A Bad Little Thriller

I've heard about this movie for years but I have never decided to check it out until this past weekend. I thought it was going to be average 90's crap with not much going for it at all. I was wrong and I'm glad I was. It was actually very creepy and atmospheric with a lot of very intense scenes and fantastic build ups.Macaulay Culkin is very good as the disturbed son. I thought that Wood was great as well and the rest of the cast was pretty good but some of the parents' roles were a little iffy. I thought the story was well done and interesting and most of all, kept me entertained.This is a movie that would go good on a rainy afternoon. It's not brilliant but it is interesting and pretty creepy.
Reviewed by kevin_robbins 9 / 10

There's nothing I'd change about this film. This is an underrated gem

The Good Son (1993) is a movie I recently rewatched on Tubi. The storyline follows a young man who recently lost his mother. His father needs to go on a business trip and thinks it would be good for the boy to stay with his aunt and uncle and their two kids near his age. The young boy of the aunt and uncle has some curiosities that ar first seem fun to both cousins but get morbid quick. This movie is directed by Joseph Ruben (Dreamscape) and stars Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone), Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings), David Morse (The Green Mile) and Wendy Crewson (Air Force One). The storyline for this is absolutely brilliant and perfectly delivered. The character development for both families is well established. The cast delivers awesome performances, especially Wood and Culkin. The script is very good and helps establish how menacing and ruthless Culkin is in the film. The action scenes are excellent and as ruthless as Culkin's dialogue. The is a film you get mesmerized by the characters and understand how the truth would be impossible to believe by the parents only making matters worse. The conclusion of this film is classic and sheer perfection. There's nothing I'd change about this film. This is an underrated gem I'd score a 9/10.
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