Life as a House (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.
Rating: 7.1
Genres Drama
Original language: en
IMDb tt0264796
Stars
Kevin Kline as George Monroe
Hayden Christensen as Sam Monroe
Kristin Scott Thomas as Robin Monroe
Jena Malone as Alyssa
Mary Steenburgen as Claire
Ian Somerhalder as Frank
Jamey Sheridan as Jack
Scott Bakula as Walt
Creators
Irwin Winkler (Director)
Irwin Winkler (Producer)
Jim Strouse (Writer)
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