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The Lake House

The Lake House (2006)

How do you hold on to someone you've never met?

Release:2006
Runtime:1h 39m
Country:United States
Director:Alejandro Agresti
Language:English

Genre

DramaFantasyRomance
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Keywords

Chicago IllinoisEx BoyfriendWritingArchitectRemakeArchitectureDoctorMysterious Letter
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The Lake House rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 165K votes
Rotten Tomatoes35%
Metacritic52%
TMDb7.036/10· 3K votes

With 35% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 52/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Lake House

When architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster. Their correspondence, only through the 'magical' mailbox, turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

Cast of The Lake House

  • Keanu Reeves

    Keanu Reeves

    as Alex Wyler

  • Sandra Bullock

    Sandra Bullock

    as Dr. Kate Forster

  • Christopher Plummer

    Christopher Plummer

    as Simon Wyler

  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach

    Ebon Moss-Bachrach

    as Henry Wyler

  • Willeke van Ammelrooy

    Willeke van Ammelrooy

    as Kate's Mother

  • Dylan Walsh

    Dylan Walsh

    as Morgan

  • Said Elassal

    Said Elassal

    as Dr. Said

  • Shohreh Aghdashloo

    Shohreh Aghdashloo

    as Dr. Anna Klyczynski

  • Lynn Collins

    Lynn Collins

    as Mona

  • Mike Bacarella

    Mike Bacarella

    as Mulhern

  • Kevin M. Brennan

    Kevin M. Brennan

    as Waiter

  • Frank Caeti

    Frank Caeti

    as Cove Patron

The Lake House facts

Budget
$40M
Box office
$114.8M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Romantic fantasy concept appeals to audiences seeking emotional escapism
  • •Architecture focus provides unique visual aesthetic and production design
  • •Doctor protagonist adds professional dimension to romantic character dynamics

What the audience disliked

  • •Time paradox premise creates plot holes that undermine logical consistency
  • •Melodramatic tone leans too heavily on sentimentality over genuine connection

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