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The Cider House Rules is a 1999 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström from a screenplay by John Irving, based on Irving's 1985 novel of the same name. Its story follows Homer Wells, who lives in a World War II–era Maine orphanage run by a doctor who trained him, and his journey after leaving the orphanage.
Jan 7, 2000 · The Cider House Rules: Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd. A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world.
- (105K)
- Drama, Romance
- Lasse Hallström
- 2000-01-07
Watch The Cider House Rules | Netflix. When Homer Wells leaves the New England orphanage where he grew up, he begins to experience all the beauty, love and suffering the world has to offer. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Lasse Hallström
The Cider House Rules. "The Cider House Rules" tells the story of an orphan who is adopted by his own orphanage and reared by the doctor in charge--who sees him as a successor. At one point he runs away to pick apples and fall in love, but his fate awaits him and has been sealed at his birth.
Feb 18, 2015 · Starring Charlize Theron, Tobey Maguire, and Paul Rudd, The Cider House Rules tells the story of Homer Wells. Homer has lived nearly his entire life within the walls of St. Cloud’s...
- 2 min
- 262.5K
- Miramax
The film follows the life of Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire), a precocious orphan who leaves his lifelong home and his loving tutor, Dr. Larch (Michael Caine) to explore the world.
- (111)
- Drama
- PG-13
The Cider House Rules (1985) is a novel by American writer John Irving, a Bildungsroman that was later adapted into a 1999 film and a stage play by Peter Parnell. The story, set in the pre– and post–World War II era, tells of a young man, Homer Wells, growing up under the guidance of Dr. Wilbur Larch, an obstetrician and abortion provider.
