“Seen from a distance, it's perfect.”
Life as a House
7.1
454 votes·2001
·2h 5m
·MovieDrama
Overview
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
Commercial Verdict
Flop
Revenue vs Budget1.3x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Lost money at the box office
Keywords
californiaparent child relationshiphousecancerjuvenile delinquentdrugsdivorcefamilyfired from the jobsecond chanceex-wifeunemployment
Cast
Kevin Kline
George Monroe
Hayden Christensen
Sam Monroe
Kristin Scott Thomas
Robin Kimball
Jena Malone
Alyssa Beck
Mary Steenburgen
Colleen Beck
Ian Somerhalder
Josh
Jamey Sheridan
Peter Kimball
Scott Bakula
Officer Kurt Walker
Sandra Nelson
Nurse
Sam Robards
David Dokos
Mike Weinberg
Adam Kimball
Scotty Leavenworth
Ryan Kimball
John Pankow
Bryan Burke
Kim Delgado
Bob Larson
Barry Primus
Tom
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