The Cider House Rules
A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.
7.1(1,312) 1999-12-17 126 minDrama
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?
ScreenplayJohn Irving
ProducerRichard N. Gladstein
ProducerAlan C. Blomquist
ProducerLeslie Holleran
ProducerLila Yacoub
DirectorLasse Hallström
Original Music ComposerRachel Portman
Cast & characters
Tobey Maguire
as Homer Wells
Charlize Theron
as Candy Kendall
Michael Caine
as Dr. Wilbur Larch
Delroy Lindo
as Arthur Rose
Paul Rudd
as Lt. Wally Worthington
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
Erik Per Sullivan
as Fuzzy
Paz de la Huerta
as Mary Agnes
K. Todd Freeman
as Muddy
Evan Parke
as Jack
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Jimmy Flynn
as Vernon
Lonnie Farmer
as Hero
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Spencer Diamond
as Curly
Skye McCole Bartusiak
as Hazel
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Sean Andrew
as Copperfield
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John Albano
as Steerforth
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Claire Daly
as Clara
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Colin Irving
as Major Winslow
