The Cider House Rules

Name: The Cider House Rules
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-12-17
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 7.1

1999 · Movie · PG-13 · 126 min · ★ 7.1 · 74% critics

Drama

Homer, an orphan raised in Maine, is taught medicine by a beloved caretaker and becomes a skilled physician, though he never officially licensed. As he yearns for a self-chosen life beyond the orphanage, he finds work in an apple orchard and confronts hard questions about life, love, and the future laid out for him in the cider house.

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Years: 1999
Release date: 1999-12-17
Language: English
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 126 min
Critic score: 74/100
TMDB rating: 7.1/10 (1,294 votes)
Box office: $88,500,000
Budget: $24,000,000

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You’ll likely enjoy this touching, WWII-era coming-of-age drama if you want sweeping emotions and big ethical questions; Not for you if you dislike mature abortion-related themes or want a tightly streamlined, modern story like Forrest Gump or What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

Pros: heartfelt period drama; strong performances; rich moral themes | Cons: dated pacing; uneven story flow; uncomfortable subject matter