George Monroe (Kevin Kline) 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 in which he has lived 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 (Hayden Christensen), 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 (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas), her wealthy but emotionally unaffectionate husband Peter Kimball (Jamey Sheridan), and their adolescent children. In Sam, George sees an unhappy person in every aspect of his life, much like George was before that fateful day. What Sam decides to do for the summer may consider Alyssa Beck (Jena Malone), 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.
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Life as a House
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What You Wish For
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That's the Way
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Soluble Words
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Ken Andrews:
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Live a Lie
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Sweet Dreams
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Somewhere
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Rearranged
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Rainy Day
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Both Sides Now
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The Key To Gramercy Park
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How to Disappear Completely
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If I Could Kiss You
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Mark Isham:
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Round Robin
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Mark Isham:
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Tear It Down
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Mark Isham:
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Love Is Not Enough
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Mark Isham:
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I'm Happy Today
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Mark Isham:
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A Leap
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Mark Isham:
Performer
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Sunscreen and Bicycles
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Mark Isham:
Performer
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A Promise
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Mark Isham:
Performer
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Build This House With Me
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Mark Isham:
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Leap of Faith
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Mark Isham:
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Building a Family
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Mark Isham:
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I'll Take This One
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Mark Isham:
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I Built Myself a Life
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Mark Isham:
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Prologue (From "Bobby")
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Mark Isham:
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Eight Below Suite (From "Eight Below")
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Mark Isham:
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A River Runs Through It Suite (From "A River Runs Through It")
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Mark Isham:
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Funeral (From "Judas and the Black Messiah")
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Mark Isham:
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Building a Family (From "Life as a House")
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Mark Isham:
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On the Threshold of Liberty (From "Rules of Engagement")
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Mark Isham:
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The Event Flashback (From "The Nevers")
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Mark Isham:
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The Black Dahlia Suite (From "The Black Dahlia")
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Mark Isham:
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American Crime Suite: Movement III (From "American Crime")
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Mark Isham:
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Les Modernes Suite (From "The Moderns")
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Mark Isham:
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Suite (From "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent")
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Mark Isham:
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42 Suite (From "42")
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Mark Isham:
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Peace Train (Cat Stevens)
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Thomas Newman:
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Think (Aretha Franklin)
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Thomas Newman:
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Summertime From "Porgy & Bess" (Janis Joplin)
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Thomas Newman:
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Daydream (Lovin' Spoonful)
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Thomas Newman:
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Sunny (Bobby Hebb)
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Thomas Newman:
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Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum)
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Thomas Newman:
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Follow (Richie Havens)
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Thomas Newman:
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Up on Cripple Creek (The Band)
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Thomas Newman:
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Someday We'll Be Together (Diana Ross & The Supremes)
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Thomas Newman:
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Juliette
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Thomas Newman:
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Trolley
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Thomas Newman:
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The War - Main Title
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Thomas Newman:
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Hornets
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Thomas Newman:
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Resuscitation
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Thomas Newman:
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Gone Again
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Thomas Newman:
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Life be a Bowlful
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Thomas Newman:
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2nd Vietnam
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Thomas Newman:
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Junkyard Billy
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Thomas Newman:
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Dare
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Thomas Newman:
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Hospital
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Thomas Newman:
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Angel Pen
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Thomas Newman:
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