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The Cider House Rules (1999)
Directed by Lasse Hallström
Overview
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?
Rated PG-13 | Length 126 minutes
Actors
Tobey Maguire | Charlize Theron | Delroy Lindo | Paul Rudd | Michael Caine | Jane Alexander | Kathy Baker | Erykah Badu | Kieran Culkin | Kate Nelligan | Heavy D | J.K. Simmons | Erik Per Sullivan | Paz de la Huerta | K. Todd Freeman | Evan Parke | Jimmy Flynn | Lonnie Farmer | Spencer Diamond | Skye McCole Bartusiak | Sean Andrew | John Albano | Claire Daly | Colin Irving | Annie Corley | Patrick Donnelly | Edie Schechter | Kasey Berry | Mary Bogue | Victoria Stankiewicz | Christine Stevens | Earle C. Batchelder | Norma Fine | John Irving | Eric Bruno Borgman | Kevin Chapman | John H. Tobin