Life as a House
Seen from a distance, it's perfect.
2001 | 125m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Irwin Winkler |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Mark Andrus |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 25, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Irwin Winkler |
| Writer: | Mark Andrus |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | california, parent child relationship, house, cancer, juvenile delinquent, drugs, divorce, family, fired from the job, second chance, ex-wife, unemployment, building a house, father son relationship |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $23,903,791
Budget: $18,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kevin Kline | George Monroe |
| Hayden Christensen | Sam Monroe |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | Robin Kimball |
| Jena Malone | Alyssa Beck |
| Mary Steenburgen | Colleen Beck |
| Ian Somerhalder | Josh |
| Jamey Sheridan | Peter Kimball |
| Scott Bakula | Officer Kurt Walker |
| Sandra Nelson | Nurse |
| Sam Robards | David Dokos |
| Mike Weinberg | Adam Kimball |
| Scotty Leavenworth | Ryan Kimball |
| John Pankow | Bryan Burke |
| Kim Delgado | Bob Larson |
| Barry Primus | Tom |
| Margo Winkler | Barbara |
| Jon Foster | Corey |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mark Andrus | Screenplay |
| Julie Monroe | Editor |
| Ann Harris | Set Designer |
| Sarah Halley Finn | Casting |
| Cliff Fleming | Pilot |
| James Brown | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Randi Hiller | Casting |
| Thomas T. Taylor | Art Direction |
| J. Dennis Washington | Production Design |
| Molly Maginnis | Costume Design |
| Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Dick Deats | Key Grip |
| Vincent Lascoumes | First Assistant Director |
| Carla Fry | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Erik Holmberg | Production Executive |
| Jody Levin | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Jay Vinitsky | Post Production Supervisor |
| Don Tardino | Transportation Coordinator, Production Supervisor |
| John Leimanis | Set Designer |
| Louis M. Mann | Set Designer |
| Joseph Musso | Production Illustrator |
| Greg Sanger | Leadman |
| Nicholas Rymond | Leadman |
| Mark W. Brown | Set Dresser |
| Rick Glenn | Set Dresser |
| Alan Baptiste | Set Dresser |
| Joseph D. Urbanczyk | "A" Camera Operator |
| Tony Nagy | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Don Duffield | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Chris Squires | Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator |
| Jimmy E. Jensen | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Brian W. Nordheim | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Nick Shuster | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Tom Hutchinson | Camera Loader |
| Merie Weismiller Wallace | Still Photographer |
| Richard Lightstone | Sound Mixer |
| Gabriel Cubos | Boom Operator |
| George Flores | Utility Sound |
| Tony Gray | Utility Sound |
| Roger C. Johnson | Video Assist Operator |
| Lynell Bangs | Production Accountant |
| Rick Coffee | First Assistant Accountant |
| Sara Tower | Payroll Accountant |
| Karen Ruth Getchell | Production Coordinator |
| Colin J. Campbell | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Steven D. Castaneda | Electrician |
| Harold Groshon | Electrician |
| Christopher Warren | Best Boy Electrician |
| Jerry C. Deats | Best Boy Grip |
| Sean Devine | Dolly Grip |
| Antonio V. Garrido | Dolly Grip |
| Mark Wojciechowski | Grip |
| Ritchie Kremer | Property Master |
| Monica Perez | Assistant Property Master |
| Brian Seccombe | Assistant Property Master |
| F. Paul Benz | Associate Editor |
| Jennifer Hatton | Assistant Editor |
| Mathew Waters | Sound Supervisor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Thomas Jones | ADR Supervisor |
| Michael Hertlein | Dialogue Editor |
| David Grant | Dialogue Editor |
| Robert Jackson | Dialogue Editor |
| Robert Getty | Dialogue Editor |
| Jed M. Dodge | Dialogue Editor |
| Alan Freedman | ADR Mixer |
| Michael Kamper | Sound Effects Editor |
| Javier Bennassar | Sound Effects Editor |
| Michael Mullane | Sound Effects Editor |
| Carrie Lisonbee | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lucy Sustar | Foley Mixer |
| Diane Marshall | Foley Artist |
| Jerry Trent | Foley Artist |
| Craig Jurkiewicz | Foley Editor |
| John Ross | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Derek Marcil | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Alec St. John | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Susan Cahill | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Chato Hill | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Bryan Belair | Construction Coordinator |
| Kenneth Robertson | Lead Painter |
| Gary DeBortoli | Painter |
| Bonita DeHaven | Key Makeup Artist |
| Christina Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil | Makeup Artist |
| Tammy Ashmore | Makeup Artist |
| Virginia G. Hadfield | Key Hair Stylist |
| Barbara Lorenz | Hairstylist |
| Michele Payne | Hairstylist |
| Emma Trenchard | Costume Supervisor |
| Mary Elizabeth Still | Key Set Costumer |
| Tammy Hynes | Set Costumer |
| Robbie Goldstein | Location Manager |
| Paul Prokop | Production Controller |
| Rebecca Mangieri | Casting Associate |
| Robbie Knott | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Christy Sumner | Special Effects |
| Tim Sassoon | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Vic Heutschy | Unit Publicist |
| Rhonda Sherman | Studio Teacher |
| Francie Brown | Dialect Coach |
| John Starr | Craft Service |
| Timothy P. Ryan | Transportation Captain |
| Johnny E. Jensen | Additional Director of Photography |
| Irwin Winkler | Director |
| Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
| Denise Pizzini | Set Decoration |
| Terry Haggar | Color Timer |
| Gary J. Wayton | Stunt Coordinator |
| Danny Downey | Stunt Double |
| Brian E. Frankish | Unit Production Manager |
| Tom Carlson | Music Editor |
| Timothy P. Ryan Jr. | Driver |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael De Luca | Executive Producer |
| Brian E. Frankish | Executive Producer |
| Lynn Harris | Executive Producer |
| Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Rob Cowan | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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