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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Cast

KK01AKevin KlineGeorge Monroe
HC02AHayden ChristensenSam Monroe
KS03AKristin Scott ThomasRobin Kimball
JM04AJena MaloneAlyssa Beck
MS05AMary SteenburgenColleen Beck
IS06AIan SomerhalderJosh
JS07AJamey SheridanPeter Kimball
SB08AScott BakulaOfficer Kurt Walker

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Life as a House

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