Released
The Cider House Rules
December 17 1999 (about 25 years ago)Rating
71
Based on
1161 reviews
A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.
- Director: Lasse Hallström
- Writer: John Irving
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 2 h 6 m
- Budget: $24,000,000
- Box office: $88,500,000
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: Miramax, Nina Saxon Film Design, FilmColony
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?
