The Cider House Rules
“A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.”
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?
Genres
Drama
Studio
Miramax
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Cider House Rules performed
Budget
$24.0M
Worldwide Gross
$88.5M
Gross Profit
$64.5M
Return
3.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$13M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Homer Wells
Tobey Maguire
Homer Wells
Candy Kendall
Charlize Theron
Candy Kendall
Dr. Wilbur Larch
Michael Caine
Dr. Wilbur Larch
Arthur Rose
Delroy Lindo
Arthur Rose
Lt. Wally Worthington
Paul Rudd
Lt. Wally Worthington
Nurse Edna
Jane Alexander
Nurse Edna
Nurse Angela
Kathy Baker
Nurse Angela
Rose Rose
Erykah Badu
Rose Rose
Buster
Kieran Culkin
Buster
Olive Worthington
Kate Nelligan
Olive Worthington
Peaches
Heavy D
Peaches
Ray Kendall
J.K. Simmons
Ray Kendall
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