The Cider House Rules

The Cider House Rules

126 mins | Drama | Dec. 17, 1999

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?

The Cider House Rules

126 mins | Drama | Dec. 17, 1999

The Cider House Rules
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?
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Miramax, Nina Saxon Film Design, FilmColony
Original title The Cider House Rules
Directors Jane Goldsmith, Lasse Hallström
Writers John Irving

Cast

Tobey Maguire

as Homer Wells

Charlize Theron

as Candy Kendall

Delroy Lindo

as Arthur Rose

Paul Rudd

as Lt. Wally Worthington

Michael Caine

as Dr. Wilbur Larch

Jane Alexander

as Nurse Edna

Kathy Baker

as Nurse Angela

Erykah Badu

as Rose Rose

Kieran Culkin

as Buster

Kate Nelligan

as Olive Worthington

Heavy D

as Peaches

J.K. Simmons

as Ray Kendall

Paz de la Huerta

as Mary Agnes

K. Todd Freeman

as Muddy

Evan Parke

as Jack

Jimmy Flynn

as Vernon

Lonnie Farmer

as Hero

Spencer Diamond

as Curly