Country:United States
Runtime:125 min
Released:09 Nov 2001
Plot: Life as a House (2001) George Monroe is a lonely and sad man. Divorced for ten years, he lives alone on the Southern California coast with his pet dog in the same run down shack he has lived in for twenty-five years, the shack which his father passed down to him. In the intervening years, ostentatious houses have sprung up around him. He's been at the same architectural firm for twenty years in a job he hates, which primarily consists of building scale models. On the day that he is fired from his job, he is diagnosed with an advanced case of terminal cancer, which he chooses not to disclose to his family. In many ways, this day is the happiest of his recent life in that he decides to spend what little time he has left doing what he really wants to do, namely build a house he can call his own to replace the shack. He also wants his rebellious sixteen year old son, Sam Monroe, to live with him for the summer, hopefully not only to help in the house construction, but for the two to reconnect as a family. Getting Sam to do any of it will not be an easy task as Sam, who has embarked on some self-destructive behavior, would rather do anything than spend time with his family, which also includes his mother Robin Kimball, her wealthy but emotionally unaffectionate husband Peter Kimball, and their adolescent children. In Sam, George sees an unhappy person in every aspect of his life, much like George was himself before that fateful day. What Sam decides to do for the summer may consider Alyssa Beck, his pretty classmate and George's next door neighbor. Through the process, George also reconnects with Robin, who admits that she's made some pretty bad decisions in her life. He may not want that reconnection to go too far considering his health. Ultimately George has much to do to complete all he wants before he dies.
More Movies on AZMovies
Deliver Us from Evil (1973)
Deliver Us from Evil (1973) Five men hiking in the mountains discover an injured skyjacker who parachuted from a plane with $600,000. They kill him, then start fighting each other over the money.
App War (2018)
App War (2018) Bomb and June, two app startup founders, are leading each of their teams to get their mobile applications off the ground and running. They meet each other at their favorite hideaway dinner ...
True Things (2021)
True Things 2021 It follows a young woman living on the fringes of society who becomes intoxicated by a stranger who overwhelms her quiet life
The Basement (2017)
The Basement (2017) After taking an extended
Spin the Bottle (2024)
Spin the Bottle 2024 The story of a group of teenagers in small town Texas who unleash a deadly force after playing the famous game in an abandoned house where a grisly massacre once took place
Thud Pilots (2018)
Thud Pilots (2018) Winner of "Best Film" at the 2018 GI Film Festival San Diego, this edge-of-your-seat documentary exposes an air war where an elite band of brothers known as Thud Pilots fought and died receiving neither the country's support nor glory.
Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas (2022)
Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas 2022 Four days before Christmas, Elizabeth Athens receives a voicemail from a unknown number she doesnt recognize In the message, a mans voice, whom she doesnt know, makes one final plea to the love of his life for a second chance
Johnny (2022)
Johnny 2022 Love for the world and other people and about the fact that everyone deserves a second chance When Patryk receives it from a priest Jan Kaczkowski does not even suspect how it will change his life
Cheatin (2013)
Cheatin (2013) In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other" woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a
1 Interrogation (2019)
1 Interrogation (2019) Detective Bill Daniels has spent the last 40 years in the interrogation unit. Some are criminals, some are victims. Faced with the truth, some lie, some are defiant and some find redemption.
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
My Name Is Nobody (1973) Jack Beauregard, once the greatest gunslinger of the Old West, only wants to move to Europe and retire in peace, but a young gunfighter, known only as "Nobody," idolizes him and wants to see him go out in a blaze of glory. He arranges for Jack to face the 150-man g
Air Buddies (Video 2006)
When dad BUDDY and mom MOLLY are dognapped, their five adorable pups, the AIR BUDDIES, must save the day...
The Art of SelfDefense (2019)
The Art of SelfDefense (2019) A man is attacked at random on the street. He enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself.
Street Flow (2019)
Street Flow (2019) Three brothers try to survive on the streets of a tough French suburb.
Louie Anderson: Big Underwear (2018)
Iconic comedian Louie Anderson brings you his 6th comedy special, Big Underwear, where he plays on the challenges of getting healthy, life on the road, dealing with technology, and how we all eventually become our parents