Life as a House

Released Date
November 9, 2001
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Budget
$27,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$15,667,270 + $8,236,521 = $23,903,791
45
Ian Somerhalder

as Josh

43
Hayden Christensen

as Sam Monroe

39
Jena Malone

as Alyssa Beck

76
Kevin Kline

as George Monroe

71
Mary Steenburgen

as Colleen Beck

69
Scott Bakula

as Kurt Walker

63
Kristin Scott Thomas

as Robin Kimball

33
Scotty Leavenworth

as Ryan Kimball

72
Jamey Sheridan

as Peter Kimball

62
Sam Robards

as David Dokos

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.

About

A man gets diagnosed with terminal cancer and starts to tear down his house in order to rebuild his relationships with his ex-wife and teenage son before his time is over. 

Trivia

The film was shot in Southern California. The movie marks Ian Somerhalder's film debut.