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The Cider House Rules
Miramax Films (1999)
Drama, Romance
121 mins
PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Tobey MaguireHomer Wells
Charlize TheronCandy Kendall
Delroy LindoMr. Rose
Paul RuddWally Worthington
Michael CaineDr. Wilbur Larch
Jane AlexanderNurse Edna
Kathy BakerNurse Angela
Erykah BaduRose Rose
Kieran CulkinBuster
Kate NelliganOlive Worthington
Heavy DPeaches
K. Todd FreemanMuddy
Paz de la HuertaMary Agnes
J.K. SimmonsRay Kendall
Evan ParkeJack
Director Lasse Hallstrom
Producer Alan C. Blomquist
Bobby Cohen
Writer John Irving
Cinematography Oliver Stapleton
Musician Rachel Portman
The Cider House Rules (1999) is a drama set during World War II about Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire), an orphan raised in a Maine orphanage by Dr. Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine), who trains him to become a physician. The story follows Homer’s journey of self-discovery as he leaves the orphanage to experience the world, grappling with themes of morality, love, abortion, and belonging.