Life as a House is a 2001 English-language Drama movie written by Mark Andrus and directed by Irwin Winkler and produced by Rob Cowan and Irwin Winkler. 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. Life as a house features Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen, Mike Weinberg and Mario Winkler. The music was composed by Mark Isham. Cinematography was done by Vilmos Zsigmond and editing by Julie Monroe. The motion picture has a running time of 124 minutes. It was released on 9th November 2001. Life as a House was made on a budget of $27 million and at the box office it grossed only $23 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by New Line Cinema.