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The Lake House (2006)

G  -  Drama | Fantasy | Romance  -  16 June 2006 (Canada)
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A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

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Storyline

When two people "connect" the bond between them can be so pure and simple as to stir hearts in heaven. When they connect in all the right places at all the wrong times, heaven weeps for broken hearts. To heal these broken hearts, heaven breaks time. Written by Blithe Spiritus

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

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Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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16 June 2006 (Canada)  »

Also Known As:

La maison près du lac  »

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$183,715 (Hong Kong) (8 September 2006)

Gross:

$810,334 (Argentina) (17 November 2006)
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Trivia

Sandra Bullock revealed in an Entertainment Weekly interview that the title house had running water but no toilets. See more »

Goofs

In one scene there is snow on the ground where the house is located, but if you look across the lake there is no snow on the opposite bank. See more »

Quotes

[from trailer]
Kate: [voice over] Dear new tenant, welcome to your new home. I'm sure you'll love living here as much as I did.
Alex: What do you mean lived here?
Kate: Since no one has lived in this house for years.
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Soundtracks

There Will Never Be Another You
(1942)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Performed by Rosemary Clooney
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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why the film works....
13 June 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Yes my Darlings, this is a dramatic, funny, romantic, time-travelin' movie. And the film succeeds because the chemistry between Keanu & Sandra is tangible. They've worked together before & genuinely like each other. It's the most important element; because their comfort level helps you believe the story and forget that you're watching Sandra & Keanu. As the characters get to know each other through correspondence, the film seduces you into suspended belief. Your left-brain's logical, analytical, fact-based reasoning doesn't want you to root for them, but your heart does. This film skips over the scientific & enables you to explore the tiniest possibilities of 'what if.......' Yes, it's corny, but so what. So is ROMANCE! See it with someone you desire.


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