Life as a House

“Seen from a distance, it's perfect.”

7.1

2001

2h 5m

Drama

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.

Key Crew

Director

Irwin Winkler

Producers

Rob Cowan

Irwin Winkler

Writers

Mark Andrus

Cinematography

Vilmos Zsigmond

Music

Mark Isham

Cast (17)

Kevin Kline

George Monroe

Hayden Christensen

Sam Monroe

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