Life as a House

Is Life as a House right for your family?

Movie 2001 125 min

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.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. R (US)

Likely present: Sexual contentFamily themesHeavy emotional content

A man with terminal cancer and his troubled teenage son suggest family themes and heavy emotional content, with possible sexual content.

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