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Life as a House

2001·2h 5m·R
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
47,365 votes
Metascore
45
Metacritic

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.

Life as a House is a 2001 drama movie directed by Irwin Winkler, starring Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 47,365 votes and runs 2h 5m.

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Director
Irwin Winkler
Stars
Kevin Kline
Kristin Scott Thomas
Hayden Christensen
Jena Malone
Creators
Mark Andrus
Details
2001-11-09
125 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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