The Lake House

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

2006 • 99 min • Romance · Drama · Fantasy

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Synopsis

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.

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Best from age 10

Movie Knight Score

3031 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
70 Audience · 3030 · 49%

An architect and a doctor begin a romantic correspondence through a magical mailbox, despite living two years apart. As their connection deepens, they try to meet, but a mysterious timeline threatens their love story. They must unravel the secret before it

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 2/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

A tragic accident is a central plot point.
Characters briefly drink alcohol.
Some emotional intensity related to separation.

What it models well

Perseverance and hope
Belief in destiny
Sacrifice for love
The power of connection

Talk about it after

The concept of fate versus free will
The challenges of long-distance relationships
How small actions can have big impacts
The meaning of true connection

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Top billed cast

Director: Alejandro Agresti • Crew: David Auburn

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RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
This is the stereotypical romantic drama which tries to use the successful mix from Speed between Bullock and Reeves. It doesn't really work. The movie is quite flat and the plot is quite nonsensical. Of course, in a movie with time traveling you cannot think much about that part of the story or will fall apart. Not specifically, the fault of this one.…
Andres Gomez, TMDB Community

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Details

TMDB audience: 7.0/10 (3,030)
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $114,830,111
IMDb: tt0410297

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