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The Cider House Rules (1999)

"A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong."

7.1/10 2h 6m Dec 17, 1999
Drama

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?

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Movie Details

Original Title The Cider House Rules
Original Language EN
Budget $24,000,000
Revenue $88,500,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.2

Cast

Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire
Homer Wells
Popularity: 3.9
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Candy Kendall
Popularity: 5.6
Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo
Arthur Rose
Popularity: 2.1
Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd
Lt. Wally Worthington
Popularity: 2.6
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Dr. Wilbur Larch
Popularity: 4.8
Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander
Nurse Edna
Popularity: 2.0
Kathy Baker
Kathy Baker
Nurse Angela
Popularity: 2.1
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Rose Rose
Popularity: 0.8
Kieran Culkin
Kieran Culkin
Buster
Popularity: 1.8
Kate Nelligan
Kate Nelligan
Olive Worthington
Popularity: 0.7
Heavy D
Heavy D
Peaches
Popularity: 0.4
J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons
Ray Kendall
Popularity: 3.4

Key Crew

Executive Producer Meryl Poster, Bobby Cohen, Bob Weinstein
Editor Lisa Zeno Churgin
Screenplay John Irving
Producer Richard N. Gladstein, Alan C. Blomquist, Leslie Holleran
Director Lasse Hallström

Production

Miramax
US
Nina Saxon Film Design
FilmColony
US

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The Cider House Rules (1999) Official Trailer - Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron Movie HD
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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

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 7/10
Sep 22, 2018

Beauty and the beast in Maine during WWII On the surface “The Cider House Rules” (1999) is a quality period piece about life at an apple orchard and orphanage in Maine during WWII. Tobey Maguire stars as Homer Wells, who was raised at a remote orphanage and favored by caretaker Dr. Larch (Mic ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 17, 1999
Runtime 2h 6m
Budget $24,000,000
Revenue $88,500,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.2
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