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Overview

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Director:
Lasse Hallström
Writers (WGA):
John Irving (novel)
John Irving (screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 January 2000 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.
Plot:
A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 28 nominations more
User Comments:
The Best I have seen in a long time... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tobey Maguire ... Homer Wells

Charlize Theron ... Candy Kendall

Delroy Lindo ... Arthur Rose

Paul Rudd ... Lt. Wally Worthington

Michael Caine ... Dr. Wilbur Larch

Jane Alexander ... Nurse Edna

Kathy Baker ... Nurse Angela

Erykah Badu ... Rose Rose

Kieran Culkin ... Buster

Kate Nelligan ... Olive Worthington

Heavy D ... Peaches
K. Todd Freeman ... Muddy

Paz de la Huerta ... Mary Agnes

J.K. Simmons ... Ray Kendall

Evan Parke ... Jack (as Evan Dexter Parke)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexuality, nudity, substance abuse and some violence.
Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
FilmColony more

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Trivia:
The film was originally to be directed by Phillip Borsos, but he died before financial backing could be secured. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: As the train pulls up to the station at the beginning of the film the clang of the bell on the train corresponds to the engineer pulling the lanyard to swing the bell except for the last clang, the lanyard is not pulled. more
Quotes:
[Opening narration; a couple of snippets of interspersed dialog are omitted]
Dr. Wilbur Larch: In other parts of the world, young men leave home and travel far and wide in search of a promising future. Their journeys are often fueled by dreams of triumphing over evil, finding a great love or the hopes of fortunes easily made. Here in St. Cloud's...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tobey Maguire/Sisqo (#25.17)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Alligator Crawl more

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20 out of 34 people found the following comment useful:-
The Best I have seen in a long time..., 19 January 2000
10/10
Author: mollyflow (mollyflow@aol.com) from mississippi

Some movies you enjoy at the theater once and then forget them. This film is one that you do not soon forget. Tobey Maguire has got to be one of the most gifted actors I have ever seen. His portrayal of Homer Wells is compelling. This movie will take you in during the very first scenes and won't let you go. When it's over you don't want to leave them all behind. Have you ever been so engrossed in a movie you don't realize what's going on around you. Cider House Rules is one of those rare films to come along and totally involve you in their lives. Maguire and Theron are wonderful along with the whole cast. Can't wait to see what other gifts Maguire gives us on the screen in the future.

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