The Cider House Rules
A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.
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12/17/1999Runtime
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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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A quietly moving story about an orphan finding his place in the world, balancing duty to those who raised him with the pull toward independence and self-discovery. The film dwells in the moral gray spaces of life, finding grace in unexpected places.
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