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Life as a House
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Movie | Canada | 10/25/2001 | Drama | Cancer
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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.
7.5/10
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