The Cider House Rules
A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.
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?
- Year: 1999
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Miramax, Nina Saxon Film Design, FilmColony
- Keyword: based on novel or book, orphanage, pregnancy, drug addiction, cigarette, cider, maine, orphan, incest, drug overdose, war injury, apple cider, anesthetic, incinerator, picking apples, 1940s, abortion, abortionist
- Director: Lasse Hallström
- Cast: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Michael Caine, Jane Alexander