Life as a House
Seen from a distance, it's perfect.
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Release Date
10/25/2001Runtime
125 minsGenres
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.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$18,000,000Revenue
$23,903,791Homepage
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A terminally ill father attempts to rebuild his fractured relationship with his troubled teenage son through the physical act of constructing a house together. It's a film about how proximity, and shared purpose, can begin to heal what distance and neglect have broken.
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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
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