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  1. Oct 26, 2001 · Directed by. “Life as a House” has much heart and not enough brain, and to the degree that you can put your centers of higher intelligence on hold, it works as a tragicomic weeper. Because it is slick and classy and good to look at, and the actors are well within their range of competence, you can enjoy the movie on a made-for-TV level, but ...

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  2. Oct 26, 2001 · 47% Tomatometer 106 Reviews 88% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings "Life as a House" is the poignant, often humorous journey of one man who decides to tear down his house -- and winds up rebuilding ...

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    • Irwin Winkler
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    • Kevin Kline
  3. Kids say ( 2 ): This film is unexpectedly touching. When a movie is called LIFE AS A HOUSE, you enter on full metaphor alert. When it turns out to be about an estranged father and son who pull down an old shack and construct a dream house overlooking the ocean and it turns out to be a transforming experience for everyone who happens by while it ...

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    • Irwin Winkler
  4. He's dying from cancer and decides to tear down his shack to build his dream house. He has a combative relationship with his next door neighbor Colleen Beck (Mary Steenburgen). Her daughter Alyssa (Jena Malone) is Sam's schoolmate and she likes Sam. George forces Sam to spend the summer with him building the house.

  5. Life as a House Reviews. This father-son melodrama is well acted, but it's too solemn and too concerned with being inspirational. Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Jun 2, 2011. Uneven but moving ...

  6. Nov 9, 2001 · Life as a House: Directed by Irwin Winkler. With Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone. 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.

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  8. Sep 7, 2001 · As a film intent on pondering the measure and meaning of a man's worth and legacy, "Life as a House" is particularly false and contrived, pre-fab where it should be constructed of real, lasting ...

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