Overview
Plot
Homer, an unadopted orphan, is trained by orphanage director Dr. Larch to become a skilled but unlicensed physician. Yearning for a life of his own, he ventures into the world and learns about love and the destiny Larch has planned.
- Directors
- Lasse Hallström
- Cast
- Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Jane Alexander, Kathy Baker, Erykah Badu, Kieran Culkin, Kate Nelligan, Heavy D, J.K. Simmons, Erik Per Sullivan, Paz de la Huerta, K. Todd Freeman, Evan Parke, Jimmy Flynn, Lonnie Farmer, Spencer Diamond, Skye McCole Bartusiak
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Drama
- Release date
- 1999-12-17
- Studios
- Miramax, Nina Saxon Film Design, FilmColony
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The Cider House Rules Plot and Cast
Homer grows up in an orphanage under Dr. Larch, who never adopted him but made him his favorite and taught him all his medical knowledge, making Homer a skilled yet unlicensed physician. Restless, Homer longs for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. His journey takes him to the cider house, where he discovers life and love, while Dr. Larch's planned destiny for him looms.
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