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Life as a House

Seen from a distance, it's perfect.

Rating 7.1 / 10Release October 25, 2001Runtime 125 min

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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