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- 2001
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 2 h 5 m
- 2001
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 2 h 5 m
Summary The poignant, often humorous journey of one man who decides to tear down his house -- and winds up rebuilding the world around him. (New Line Cinema)
Directed By: Irwin Winkler
Written By: Mark Andrus
- 2001
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 2 h 5 m
- 2001
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 2 h 5 m
Life as a House
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7.1
Where to Watch
Summary The poignant, often humorous journey of one man who decides to tear down his house -- and winds up rebuilding the world around him. (New Line Cinema)
Directed By: Irwin Winkler
Written By: Mark Andrus
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
45
25% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
63% Mixed
20 Reviews
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13% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
45
25% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
63% Mixed
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
13% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Kline is one of the rare major actors not afraid to look like hell. And given his character's plight, his willingness to get physically unpleasant matches the emotion he brings to the part.
An overwrought, ramshackle weepie that really doesn't deserve Kline's Oscar-caliber work.
Fortunately, Winkler has a good cast.
A family melodrama that becomes less authentic as it progressively takes itself more seriously.
Like hundreds of doomed movie protagonists before him, the hero of Life as a House doesn't have long to live. By the second reel, you may find yourself wishing his time on the planet was even shorter.
Doesn't trust the audience enough to keep from laying on the schmaltz.
Life as a House mounts a brutally insensitive attack on its audience's sensitivities.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 User Ratings
7.1
58% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
38% Mixed
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10 Ratings
4% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 User Ratings
7.1
58% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
38% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
4% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
Winkler Films
Release Date Oct 26, 2001
Duration 2 h 5 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Seen from a distance, it's perfect.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Screen Actors Guild Awards
• 2 Nominations
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Nominations
