Life as a House

About Life as a House

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.

Irwin Winkler's Life as a House is a 2001 drama film. Kevin Kline appears as George Monroe, Hayden Christensen as Sam Monroe, Kristin Scott Thomas as Robin Kimball, and Jena Malone as Alyssa Beck.

Released in October 2001, it runs 125 minutes. Written by Mark Andrus.

Shelv files it under divorce, cancer, house, and juvenile delinquent. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 466 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

About Time, Daddy's Home, and The Legend of Zorro make useful companions to Life as a House, all filed under family, parent child relationship, and second chance.