- HD 1080
- Runtime: 125m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Irwin Winkler
- Stars: Kevin Kline, Hayden Christensen, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen
- 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_studio: New Line Cinema
- Slogan: Seen from a distance, it's perfect.
- The Life as a House is featured in the top rankings of 2001
- #51 in Top Drama Movies of 2001
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.