Movies Like Life as a House

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

De-Lovely

2004·2h 5m·★ 6.6·Irwin Winkler

Both star Kevin Kline & Sandra NelsonDir. Irwin Winkler

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2016·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Chris Kelly

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Ken Park

2003·1h 37m·★ 5.8·Larry Clark

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

TMDB recommendsStarring Jena Malone

American Beauty

1999·2h 2m·★ 8.3·Sam Mendes

Both star Scott Bakula & Sam Robards

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Paradise Now

2005·1h 30m·★ 7.4·Hany Abu-Assad

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Sickos

2014·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Lodewijk Crijns

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The Ice Storm

1997·1h 53m·★ 7.3·Ang Lee

Both star Kevin Kline & Jamey Sheridan

Jarhead

2005·2h 3m·★ 7.0·Sam Mendes

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My Old Lady

2014·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Israel Horovitz

Both star Kevin Kline & Kristin Scott Thomas

My Life Without Me

2003·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

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The Wizard

1989·1h 40m·★ 6.1·Todd Holland

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Teenage Wolfpack

1956·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Georg Tressler

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Dean

2016·1h 34m·★ 6.3·Demetri Martin

Both star Mary Steenburgen & Kevin Kline

To Take A Wife

2004·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Ronit Elkabetz

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Jesus, Mary and Joey

2006·1h 45m·★ 4.8·James Quattrochi

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How Good Is Life as a House?

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