Life as a House (2001)
"Seen from a distance, it's perfect."
ThumbScore
👍 75%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 46%
(RT: 47%, MC: 45) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Is Life as a House good?
Most people think so. 75% audience score, estimated from 466 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 46%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
