The Cider House Rules
About The Cider House Rules
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch.
The Cider House Rules is a 1999 drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. Tobey Maguire appears as Homer Wells, Charlize Theron as Candy Kendall, Michael Caine as Dr. Wilbur Larch, and Delroy Lindo as Arthur Rose.
It runs 126 minutes and was released in December 1999. Written by John Irving. It was produced by FilmColony. The story is adapted from a novel.
Shelv files it under orphan, drug addiction, incest, and orphanage. American members can watch it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 1,342 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.
12 Mighty Orphans, Climax, and The Tin Drum make useful companions to The Cider House Rules, all filed under 1940s.