De jonge Mark (Elijah Wood) belooft zijn zwaar zieke moeder dat hij haar niet zal laten sterven. Zijn moeder sterft toch en Mark wordt korte tijd later door zijn vader naar familie gebracht om enkele weken bij hen door te brengen. Hij kan er spelen met zijn neefje Henry (Macaulay Culkin), die van zijn eigen leeftijd is, en het jongere nichtje Connie. Henry sleept Mark mee in spelletjes die soms gevaarlijk maar altijd amusant zijn. Stilaan wordt het Mark duidelijk dat Henry pervers is en dat hij tot monsterlijke dingen in staat is. Voor de buitenwereld houdt Henry echter het masker van de voorbeeldige jongen op.
Nee, helaas is The Good Son nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Ian McEwan | Screenplay |
| Production | Mary Ann Page | Producer |
| Directing | Joseph Ruben | Director |
| Production | Ezra Swerdlow | Executive Producer |
| Camera | John Lindley | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joseph Ruben | Producer |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | George Bowers | Editor |
| Production | Daniel Rogosin | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Barbara M. Ravis | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Peter Norman | Camera Operator |
| Crew | David Neil Trifunovich | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Paris | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Veader | Hairdresser |
| Camera | Bobby Huber | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Feldbauer | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Camera | Eric Swanek | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Michael E. Steele | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernadette Mazur | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Andy Harris | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | Pilot |
| Crew | Debbie Lee Carrington | Stunts |
| Lighting | Marc Rogers | Gaffer |
| Crew | Michael Cassidy | Stunts |
| Crew | Edward Conna | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Bates | Stunts |
| Sound | Susumu Tokunow | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debbie Holbrook | Set Costumer |
| Production | Michael E. Steele | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Crew | Glory Fioramonti | Stunts |
| Crew | Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Production | Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Editing | Doron Shauly | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Nick Brett | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Juliet Polcsa | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Crew | Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Sound | Anna R. Delanzo | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Joni Avery | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene Harrison | Stunts |
| Sound | Gerald Donlan | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Louis Cerborino | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Wahnon | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | James H. Nau | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kathy Durning | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Richard P. Cirincione | Sound Editor |
| Production | Julie Lichter | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Marjorie Deutsch | ADR Editor |
| Camera | Dennis Zoppe | Best Boy Grip |
| Sound | Emilie A. Bernstein | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Production | Raquel Osborne | Extras Casting |
| Art | Paul Richards | Set Dresser |
| Editing | Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Stuart Stanley | Sound Editor |
| Camera | William M. Weberg | Grip |
| Editing | Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Directing | K.C. Colwell | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Stuart Emanuel | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Harriet Fidlow | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Ira Spiegel | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Harry Peck Bolles | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Joe Wood | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Sarah Knowles | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Len Morganti | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Gerald DeTitta | Leadman |
| Art | Ray Fisher | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Brigitte Prochaska | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Kenneth Zunder | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tony Campenni | Grip |
| Lighting | Donna Vega | Electrician |
| Art | Keith Neely | Assistant Art Director |
| Lighting | Lon Caracappa | Electrician |
| Crew | Lisa Shaftel | Special Effects |
| Crew | Andy Gill | Stunts |
| Sound | Brian Vancho | Foley Artist |
| Camera | David Crone | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Jeff Kliment | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Rusty Smith | Art Direction |
| Sound | Stan Bochner | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Jack Gill | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Bill Groom | Production Design |
| Production | Thomas John Kane | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | George DeTitta Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Van Redin | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Elisha Birnbaum | Foley Supervisor |
| Art | David Gulick | Property Master |
| Camera | Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia Flynt | Costume Design |
| Directing | Samantha Timmerman | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Larry McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Jack Gill | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Christopher Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Mickey Cassidy | Stunts |
| Crew | Larry Nicholas | Stunts |
| Crew | Kristy McGill | Stunts |
| Crew | Colette Irving | Stunts |
| Crew | Eli Irving | Stunts |
| Crew | Debbie Greg | Stunts |
| Crew | Ashleigh Powell | Stunts |
| Camera | Bob Becchio | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Alan Jacques | Cableman |
| Crew | Alan Jacques | Projection |
| Directing | Stephen Lee Davis | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Michael Williams | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cassy McEvoy | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Greg Speed | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Sue Blainey | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Richard Q. King | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tony Grocki | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Barry Malawski | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Anne O'Brien | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Production | Leigh Miller | Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Derrick Tseng | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Richard L. Carden | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | David Wogh | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Brian Ricci | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Danny Gill | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Stephen Ricci | Special Effects Assistant |
| Production | David Collins | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Pam Ranger | Location Assistant |
| Production | Jane Shannon-Smith | Casting Associate |
| Art | Laurel Harris | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Tempest S. Farley | Set Dresser |
| Art | Arthur Pottie | Set Dresser |
| Art | Bob Schnieg | Set Dresser |
| Art | Donald Wilson | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Nauyokas | On Set Dresser |
| Production | Heidi August | Production Accountant |
| Production | Kenneth M. Kroll | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Jay Cannold | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Gail Barringer | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Margo Myers | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Louie Lefande | Video Assist Operator |
| Crew | Timothy O'Toole | Video Assist Operator |
| Crew | Barth W. Ward | Video Assist Operator |
| Lighting | Carlos Bermudez | Electrician |
| Camera | Thomas Doran | Grip |
| Camera | Dave Rudolph | Grip |
| Art | Peter C. Clarke | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Kris Moran | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Roland Brooks | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Steve Boyd | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Jimmy Flynn | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | William O'Brien | Transportation Captain |
| Camera | Roger Vernon | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | A. Anthony Cappello | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Andrew Casey | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Dorothy Aufiero | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Kim Catalano | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Cheryl Broussard | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Richard L. Carden | Key Grip |
| Camera | Larry McCarron | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Joseph Graham | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Kevin Kubota | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Robert Topol | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | M. Tony Trotta | Scenic Artist |
| Production | Matt Morris | Location Assistant |
| Crew | Clay Bartholomew | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Julio Salazar | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Gary Stanek | Location Manager |
| Camera | Ronald H. Raschke | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Beth Cohen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | John Neal | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | David Katz | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Phillip V. Caruso | Still Photographer |
| Production | Marilee Lear | Extras Casting |
| Production | Janet Campolito | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Bill Beard | Key Grip |
