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The Cider House Rules

Name: The Cider House Rules
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-12-17
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 7.091

★ 7,1 /10 (1,312 Votes)

1999 EN 126 min

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?

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Release date

17/12/1999

Votes

1,312

Popularity

7.4

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

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

126 min

Budget

$24,000,000

Revenue

$88,500,000

Website

www.miramax.com

Tobey Maguire

Homer Wells

Charlize Theron

Candy Kendall

Michael Caine

Dr. Wilbur Larch

Delroy Lindo

Arthur Rose

Paul Rudd

Lt. Wally Worthington

Jane Alexander

Nurse Edna

Kathy Baker

Nurse Angela

Erykah Badu

Rose Rose

Kieran Culkin

Buster

Kate Nelligan

Olive Worthington

Heavy D

Peaches

J.K. Simmons

Ray Kendall

Erik Per Sullivan

Fuzzy

Paz de la Huerta

Mary Agnes

K. Todd Freeman

Muddy

Evan Parke

Jack

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Jimmy Flynn

Vernon

Lonnie Farmer

Hero

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Spencer Diamond

Curly

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Hazel

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Sean Andrew

Copperfield

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John Albano

Steerforth

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Claire Daly

Clara

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Colin Irving

Major Winslow

Annie Corley

Carla

Patrick Donnelly

Adopting Father

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Edie Schechter

Adopting Mother

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Kasey Berry

12yr. Old Girl

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Mary Bogue

Big Dot

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Victoria Stankiewicz

Debra

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Christine Stevens

Florence

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Earle C. Batchelder

Dr. Holtz

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Norma Fine

Mrs. Goodhall

John Irving

Stationmaster

Eric Bruno Borgman

Flirting Soldier on Train (uncredited)

Kevin Chapman

Adopting Dad (uncredited)

John H. Tobin

Man on Train (uncredited)

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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 (Michael Caine), who imparts his vast medical knowledge & skills to the young man. At the age of 21 Homer decides to leave the orphanage with a couple that stopped by for an illegal abortion and ends up working at an apple orchard. Will he ever return? It's the subtext where the film soars for those inte…

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