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About
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.
Theatrical
Jun 16, 2006
Box Office
$114.8M
Budget
$40.0M
Return
2.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 26, 2006
Director
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Vertigo Entertainment
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Cast
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Keanu Reeves
Alex Wyler
S
Sandra Bullock
Dr. Kate Forster
C
Christopher Plummer
Simon Wyler
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Henry Wyler
W
Willeke van Ammelrooy
Kate's Mother
D
Dylan Walsh
Morgan
S
Said Elassal
Dr. Said
S
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Dr. Anna Klyczynski
L
Lynn Collins
Mona
M
Mike Bacarella
Mulhern
K
Kevin M. Brennan
Waiter
F
Frank Caeti
Cove Patron
S
Scott Elias
Doug
L
Lori Ann Gerdisch
I.C.U. Nurse
C
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
Vanessa Vanderbeck
M
Mia Park
Receptionist
J
Jacqueline Williams
Madhvi Patel
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Peggy Roeder
Attendant
J
Jason Wells
Costello
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Jennifer Kern
Nurse
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Quotes
See all →Concern and Family Dynamics in Dialogue
Simon Wyler
Where's your brother?
Alex Wyler
I sent him away. He wasn't feeling well. You know how he is, he worries.
Simon Wyler
Yeah, I know. He gets that from your mother, I'm afraid. She always worried too much.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Contrast Between House and Home
Alex Wyler
There should be a stairway down to the water, a porch, a deck. Here, you're in a-- in a box. A glass box with a view to everything that's around you... but you can't touch it. No interconnection between you and what you're looking at.
Henry Wyler
I don't know, you know. He's got this big maple growing right in the middle of the house.
Alex Wyler
Containment. Containment and control. This house is about ownership, not connection. I mean, it's beautiful. Seductive, even. But, it's incomplete. It was all about him. Dad knew how to build a house, not a home. But you know... I think he wants us to do what he couldn't. But, admitting that would mean admitting that he came up short in some way... that he could do more. And that tortures him.
[pushes a button which opens a glass door; pauses]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
