The Lake House

Plot

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.

Release Year: 2006

Rating: 6.7/10 (53,639 voted)

Critic's Score: 52/100

Director:
Alejandro Agresti

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Christopher Plummer

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.

Writers: David Auburn, Eun-Jeong Kim

Cast:

Keanu Reeves
–

Alex Wyler

Sandra Bullock
–

Kate Forster

Christopher Plummer
–

Simon Wyler

Ebon Moss-Bachrach
–

Henry Wyler

Willeke van Ammelrooy
–

Kate's Mother

Dylan Walsh
–

Morgan

Shohreh Aghdashloo
–

Anna

Lynn Collins
–

Mona

Mike Bacarella
–

Mulhern

Kevin Brennan
–

Waiter

Frank Caeti
–

Cove Patron

Aliyah Carr
–

Girl Patient

Jennifer Clark
–

Nurse Practitioner

Jacob D. Dumelle
–

Patient on Gurney

Scott Elias
–

Doug

(as Scott A. Elias)

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

Details

Official Website:
Warner Bros [France] |
Warner Bros. [United States] |

Release Date: 16 June 2006

Filming Locations: Aurora, Illinois, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $40,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $13,616,196
(USA)
(18 June 2006)
(2645 Screens)

Gross: $114,830,111
(Worldwide)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Sandra Bullock states that she felt compelled to name the dog "Jack" after the character of Keanu Reeves in
Speed – the first movie the two of them made together.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized:
When Kate is writing to Alex asking him to call her July 10, 2006 at 9:05 p.m., she mouths "July 10, 2004", but we hear 2006.

Quotes:

Girl Patient:
My mom's last boyfriend was bald. He was nice, but she didn't marry him.

Kate:
No?

Girl Patient:
There's always something better coming around the corner. That's what she says…

Kate:
If she's not careful, she can spend her whole life waiting.

User Review

Truly Moving Picture

Rating: 10/10


I saw this film on May 26th, 2006 in Indianapolis. I am one of the
judges for the Heartland Film Festival's Truly Moving Picture Award. A
Truly Moving Picture “