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Life as a House (2001)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 25,378 users
Metascore:
45/100
Reviews: 349 user | 98 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Irwin WinklerWriter:Mark Andrus |
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| Hayden Christensen | ... | ||
| Jena Malone | ... | ||
| Mary Steenburgen | ... | ||
| Mike Weinberg | ... | ||
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Peter Kimball
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Officer Kurt Walker
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David Dokos
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Bryan Burke
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Bob Larson
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Barry Primus | ... |
Tom
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Storyline
George Monroe is a lonely and sad man. Divorced for ten years, he lives alone on the Southern California coast with his pet dog in the same run down shack he has lived in for twenty-five years, the shack which his father passed down to him. In the intervening years, ostentatious houses have sprung up around him. He's been at the same architectural firm for twenty years in a job he hates, which primarily consists of building scale models. On the day that he is fired from his job, he is diagnosed with an advanced case of terminal cancer, which he chooses not to disclose to his family. In many ways, this day is the happiest of his recent life in that he decides to spend what little time he has left doing what he really wants to do, namely build a house he can call his own to replace the shack. He also wants his rebellious sixteen year old son, Sam Monroe, to live with him for the summer... Written by Huggo
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Das Haus am Meer See more »Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$294,056 (USA) (28 October 2001) (29 Screens)Gross:
$15,652,637 (USA) (30 December 2001)Company Credits
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Alyssa: Well I'd be more comfortable if you hadn't slept with Josh. George would be more comfortable if he wasn't dying.
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Written by Theo Goutzinakis, Tom Thacker, Gabriel Mantle and Craig Wood
Performed by Gob
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The writer, Mark Andrus, is a fan of the band Guster, and named the dog after the band and two of the characters (Ryan & Adam) after two of the band members. Two of Guster's songs are featured in the movie. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The sun appears to rise in the same place in the sky as it sets. See more »Quotes
Colleen: I'd be more comfortable if he slept in the guest room.Alyssa: Well I'd be more comfortable if you hadn't slept with Josh. George would be more comfortable if he wasn't dying.
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"That's the Way"Written by Theo Goutzinakis, Tom Thacker, Gabriel Mantle and Craig Wood
Performed by Gob
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