Directed by:
Irwin WinklerScreenplay:
Mark AndrusCinematography:
Vilmos ZsigmondComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen, Mike Weinberg, Scotty Leavenworth, Ian Somerhalder, Jamey Sheridan (more)Plots(1)
Kevin Kline stars as architect George Monroe, who has had a lifelong ambition to achieve one of the great American Dreams: to build his own home, a refuge set on a cliff at the edge of the sea. But it's a dream that George has put off again and again while he's sunk lower and lower - ending up divorced, overworked and estranged not only from friends and family, but from himself. Now George has hit rock bottom and there's nowhere left to go ... except out onto the edge. At first, his plans seem wild-eyed and crazy. His cul-de-sac neighbors despise his sagging, dilapidated shack. His teen-aged son would rather stare into space and pop pills than raise a finger to help him. His ex-wife, who once shared his house and his dream, is now emotionally distant from him. Local city officials want to sabotage his plans. It seems there is no one left with any faith in him. But George is determined to build this house - even if it means refurbishing his entire life. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kevin Kline](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/204/161204147_e9d40d.png)
Kevin Kline
USA
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (2008) (theatrical recording)
Chaplin (1992)
Cry Freedom (1987)
![Kristin Scott Thomas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517305_edc682.png)
Kristin Scott Thomas
UK
Best movies:
Bitter Moon (1992)
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
The English Patient (1996)
![Hayden Christensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/061/166061165_5f947a.jpg)
Hayden Christensen
Canada
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
![Jena Malone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/054/161054279_5bc0df.png)
Jena Malone
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Donnie Darko (2001)
![Mary Steenburgen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/723/163723537_d39c07.jpg)
Mary Steenburgen
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Philadelphia (1993)
![Mike Weinberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274363_41721d.jpg)
Mike Weinberg
USA
Best movies:
Life as a House (2001)
Stolen Summer (2002)
Spooky House (2002)
![Scotty Leavenworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/637/160637002_45bf04.jpg)
Scotty Leavenworth
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
![Ian Somerhalder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/476/164476961_abf23a.jpg)
Ian Somerhalder
USA
Best movies:
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Life as a House (2001)
Celebrity (1998)
![Jamey Sheridan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272452_64eac2.jpg)
Jamey Sheridan
USA
Best movies:
Sully: Miracle on the Hudson (2016)
Spotlight (2015)
The Ice Storm (1997)
![Scott Bakula](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040013_b2ea2c.jpg)
Scott Bakula
USA
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
Source Code (2011)
Life as a House (2001)
![Sandra Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/570/158570776_1d7477.jpg)
Sandra Nelson
USA
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Life as a House (2001)
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996) (TV movie)
![Sam Robards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268820_03ad49.jpg)
Sam Robards
USA
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
Casualties of War (1989)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
![John Pankow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/427/163427953_1fc0df.jpg)
John Pankow
USA
Best movies:
Life as a House (2001)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
![Barry Primus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269926_6d1b5c.jpg)
Barry Primus
USA
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
James Dean (2001) (TV movie)
Bolero (1981)
![Jon Foster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444308_79a5a4.jpg)
Jon Foster
USA
Best movies:
Life as a House (2001)
Thirteen Days (2000)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Anne Betancourt
Best movies:
Life as a House (2001)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
![Hillary Tuck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886795_f89a10.jpg)
Hillary Tuck
USA
Best movies:
Life as a House (2001)
Wrong Cops (2013)
The Visitation (2006)
Charles Winkler
Best movies:
Life as a House (2001)
Rocky II (1979)
The Dark Backward (1991)
Owen Kline
Best movies:
Life as a House (2001)
A Different Man (2024)
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
![William Russ](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280761_26b255.jpg)
William Russ
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)