Life as a House
“Seen from a distance, it's perfect.”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Kevin Kline
George Monroe
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Road to El Dorado
Hayden Christensen
Sam Monroe
Known for
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Jumper
Kristin Scott Thomas
Robin Kimball
Known for
Slow Horses
Tomb Raider
Jena Malone
Alyssa Beck
Known for
Donnie Darko
Into the Wild
Mary Steenburgen
Colleen Beck
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
The Last Man on Earth
Ian Somerhalder
Josh
Known for
The Vampire Diaries
Lost
Jamey Sheridan
Peter Kimball
Known for
Sully
The Stand
Scott Bakula
Officer Kurt Walker
Known for
Star Trek: Enterprise
Quantum Leap
Sandra Nelson
Nurse
Known for
De-Lovely
Reality
Sam Robards
David Dokos
Known for
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
American Beauty
Mike Weinberg
Adam Kimball
Known for
Home Alone 4
Scotty Leavenworth
Ryan Kimball
Known for
Erin Brockovich
7th Heaven
Irwin Winkler Director · Mark Andrus Screenplay Mark Isham Composer
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $18M · United States release October 26, 2001
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$23,903,791
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · October 25, 2001
Theatrical
United States · October 26, 2001
Theatrical
Austria
July 5, 2002 · Digital
Denmark
October 8, 2002 · Physical
France
February 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
July 20, 2002 · Digital
Sweden
October 25, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 4, 2002 · Digital
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