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The Cider House Rules

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

1999 · PG-13 · 2h 6m

Directed by Lasse Hallström

7.1

TMDB audience score
1,346 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • 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

  • Jimmy Flynn
    Vernon

  • Lonnie Farmer
    Hero