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Film · 0 connectionsLife as a House (2001)
- Drama
- 125 min
- R age guide
- ★ 7.1/10 from 463 ratings
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.
Directed byIrwin Winkler
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