Seen from a distance, it's perfect.
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.
Josh
The film's tagline is: "Seen from a distance, it's perfect."
With a budget of $18.0M, the film grossed $23.9M — a profit of $5.9M (33% ROI).
The runtime is 125 minutes (2h 5m).
The film was directed by Irwin Winkler.
The screenplay was written by Mark Andrus.
The score was composed by Mark Isham.
Cinematography was handled by Vilmos Zsigmond.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0264796.
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Good
445 votes
Life as a House
Released
R
English
United States of America
$18,000,000
$23,903,791
