• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1999-12-17
  • Runtime126 minutes
  • TaglineA story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.
  • Revenue88,500,000$
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesMiramax, Nina Saxon Film Design, FilmColony
  • Budget24,000,000$

Movie Overview

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?

Casts

Tobey Maguire

Charlize Theron

Michael Caine

Delroy Lindo

Paul Rudd

Jane Alexander

Kathy Baker

Erykah Badu

Kieran Culkin

Kate Nelligan

Heavy D

J.K. Simmons

Erik Per Sullivan

Paz de la Huerta

K. Todd Freeman

Evan Parke

Lonnie Farmer

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Annie Corley

Patrick Donnelly

John Irving