The Cider House Rules (1999)
12
24/03/2000 (GB)
Drama
2h 6m
- 71% (1206 votes)
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A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.
Overview
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?
- Lasse HallströmDirector
- John IrvingScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$24,000,000
Revenue
$88,500,000
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- orphanage
- pregnancy
- drug addiction
- cigarette
- cider
- maine
- orphan
- incest
- drug overdose
- war injury
- apple cider
- anesthetic
- incinerator
- picking apples
- 1940s
- abortion
- abortionist
Top Billed Cast
Tobey Maguire
Homer Wells
Charlize Theron
Candy Kendall
Delroy Lindo
Arthur Rose
Paul Rudd
Lt. Wally Worthington
Michael Caine
Dr. Wilbur Larch
Jane Alexander
Nurse Edna
Kathy Baker
Nurse Angela
Erykah Badu
Rose Rose
Kieran Culkin
Buster
Kate Nelligan
Olive Worthington
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