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Life as a House
Life as a House

Life as a House

Seen from a distance, it's perfect.

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$18000000

Revenue

$23903791

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

25 October 2001

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

George Monroe

Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen

Sam Monroe

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Robin Kimball

Jena Malone

Jena Malone

Alyssa Beck

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Colleen Beck

Ian Somerhalder

Ian Somerhalder

Josh

Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

Peter Kimball

Scott Bakula

Scott Bakula

Officer Kurt Walker

Sandra Nelson

Sandra Nelson

Nurse

Sam Robards

Sam Robards

David Dokos

Mike Weinberg

Mike Weinberg

Adam Kimball

Scotty Leavenworth

Scotty Leavenworth

Ryan Kimball

John Pankow

John Pankow

Bryan Burke

Kim Delgado

Kim Delgado

Bob Larson

Barry Primus

Barry Primus

Tom

Margo Winkler

Margo Winkler

Barbara

Jon Foster

Jon Foster

Corey

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