Tobey Maguire
Homer Wells
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Plot summary
Homer is an orphan in remote St. Cloud, Maine. Never adopted, he becomes the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch, who 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. When Wally and pregnant Candy visit the orphanage Dr. Larch provides medically safe, albeit illegal, abortions Homer leaves with them to work on Wally's family apple farm. Wally goes off to war, leaving Homer and Candy alone together. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?
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Movie details
Release date:
September 07, 1999
Publisher:
Miramax Films
Director:
Budget:
$24.000.000
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Duration:
126 minutes
Country:
United States
Trailer: