Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1999-12-17
Languageen
Runtime2h 6m
Budget$24,000,000
Revenue$88,500,000
Production
Miramax, Nina Saxon Film Design, FilmColony
7.1(1.3k)
•1999•2h 6mThe Cider House Rules
"A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong."
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?
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