Life as a House
Life as a House

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- 75/100 based on 44,967 votes
  • Released: 2001
  • Runtime: 125 mins
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  • Studio: New Line Cinema
  • Genres: Drama

George Monroe (Kevin Kline) 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 in which he has lived 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... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Life as a House:

Kevin Kline
Hayden Christensen
Kristin Scott Thomas
Jena Malone
Mary Steenburgen
Ian Somerhalder

Full Plot Details

George Monroe (Kevin Kline) 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 in which he has lived 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 (Hayden Christensen), to live with him for the summer, hopefully not only to help in the house construction, but for the two to reconnect as a family. Getting Sam to do any of it will not be an easy task as Sam, who has embarked on some self-destructive behavior, would rather do anything than spend time with his family, which also includes his mother Robin Kimball (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas), her wealthy but emotionally unaffectionate husband Peter Kimball (Jamey Sheridan), and their adolescent children. In Sam, George sees an unhappy person in every aspect of his life, much like George was before that fateful day. What Sam decides to do for the summer may consider Alyssa Beck (Jena Malone), his pretty classmate and George's next door neighbor. Through the process, George also reconnects with Robin, who admits that she's made some pretty bad decisions in her life. He may not want that reconnection to go too far considering his health. Ultimately, George has much to do to complete all he wants before he dies.

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Movie Mom - 10/10 by Nell Minow...subtle, magnetic performances and moments of real power and feeling.
Aisle Seat - 9/10 by Mike McGranaghanIt says that relationships - like houses - need to be built.
USA Today - 9/10 by Mike ClarkKline is one of the rare major actors not afraid to look like hell. And given his character's plight, his willingness to get physically unpleasant matches the emotion he brings to the part.
Talking Pictures (U.S.) - 9/10 by Tony ToscanoKevin Kline gives a poignant and well-crafted performance.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 9/10 by Dennis SchwartzThis one might be appealing to those who love an overabundance of sentimentality.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - 8/10 by Todd AnthonyIt's the stuff of shameless tear-jerkers.
Compuserve - 8/10 by Harvey S. KartenNuanced characterizations by stellar performers
Boxoffice Magazine - 8/10 by Kevin CourrierTrying for a Capraesque spirit of self-affirmation, Winkler creates a bogus piece of whimsy.
JoBlo's Movie Emporium - 8/10 by JoBloDamn man, who knew that watching a movie about people building a house would be so powerful!? Good stuff.
Flick Filosopher - 8/10 by MaryAnn JohansonThis manipulative weepie will bring a lump to your throat and a tear to your eye, but you'll bitterly resent how it was extracted.

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