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The Glass House

Leelee Sobieski in The Glass House (2001)

An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be. An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be. An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.

  • Daniel Sackheim
  • Wesley Strick
  • Leelee Sobieski
  • Stellan Skarsgård
  • 236 User reviews
  • 77 Critic reviews
  • 34 Metascore
  • 3 nominations

The Glass House

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Diane Lane

  • (as China Jesusita Shavers)

Agnes Bruckner

  • Vice Principal

Erick Avari

  • 5 Year Old Ruby
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  • Trivia Leelee Sobieski was paid $1 million for appearing in the film.
  • Goofs When Nancy Ryan opens the medicine cabinet, she finds two bottles of insulin. Insulin must be kept in the refrigerator.

Ruby Baker : Terry?

Terrence 'Terry' Glass : You're not wearing your shoulderbelt.

  • Crazy credits The first few images of the film appear as if they are made of glass.
  • After Ruby faints when she finds the cops at her house, she wakes up the next morning thinking her parents' accident was a dream. When she heads downstairs, the neighbors are there to tell her it wasn't. Ruby sits at the table and cries sadly as the camera slowly pans away from her.
  • Another scene has Ruby and Rhett at the funeral burying their parents' ashes at the cemetary.
  • Connections Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Hardball/The Musketeer/Glass House/Rock Star/Diamond Men (2001)
  • Soundtracks Karaoke Superstars Written by Max Hsu and Dave Ghazarian Performed by Superchick (as Superchic[k]) Courtesy of Superchic[k]

User reviews 236

Involving story, smart performances, and effective atmosphere overcome a hole-laden script. *** (out of four).

  • Oct 8, 2001
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  • September 14, 2001 (United States)
  • United States
  • La casa de cristal
  • 12815 Yellow Hill Drive, Malibu, California, USA (The Glass House)
  • Columbia Pictures
  • Original Film
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  • $30,000,000 (estimated)
  • $18,150,259
  • Sep 16, 2001
  • $23,619,609
  • Runtime 1 hour 46 minutes
  • Dolby Digital

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