Life as a House (2001)★ 7.8/10
- Drama
Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Written by: Mark Andrus
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.
- Original title
- Life as a House
- Storyline
- George Monroe, divorced and living in a decaying beach shack, is fired from his job and learns he has terminal cancer. Choosing not to tell his family, he decides to build a house of his own and invites his troubled teenage son Sam to spend the summer with him, hoping to repair their strained bond before time runs out.
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 47,614
- Companies
- Winkler Films, New Line Cinema, Entertainment Film Distributors, Svensk Filmindustri (SF), 01 Distribution, Fox-Warner, RCV Film Distribution, Warner Bros., Warner Roadshow Film Distributors, Alliance Atlantis Communications, Distribution Company, Metropolitan Filmexport, RCV Home Entertainment, Reel Corporation, Reel DVD, Warner Home Video, Warner Sogefilms A.I.E.
- Release dates
- CA September 9, 2001
- US September 11, 2001
- IL January 3, 2002
- IT January 11, 2002
- NL January 31, 2002
- PT February 15, 2002
- FR February 20, 2002
- GB March 15, 2002
- MX April 19, 2002
- SE May 3, 2002
- ZA May 10, 2002
- AU May 23, 2002
- TR May 31, 2002
- ES June 14, 2002
- BE June 19, 2002
- GR June 21, 2002
- CH July 4, 2002
- DE July 4, 2002
- AT July 5, 2002
- NZ July 18, 2002
- JP July 20, 2002
- AR September 5, 2002
- BR September 6, 2002
- IS September 24, 2002
- DK October 8, 2002
- NO October 21, 2002
- FI January 27, 2003
- BH September 17, 2003
- KW November 11, 2003
- HU May 21, 2004
- PL May 31, 2015
- EC April 23, 2021