The Cider House Rules is a movie directed by Lasse Hallström in 1999 and based on the book of the same name by John Irving, first published in 1985. The movie features Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Jane Alexander, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
Homer Wells, an orphan, grows up in a Maine orphanage directed by kindly, avuncular Dr. Wilbur Larch. Homer, the oldest among the orphans, is very bright, helpful and even-tempered, so Larch trains him in obstetrics and abortions as an apprentice, despite Homer’s never having attended high school.
Movie vs Book
Year
1999
Minutes
126
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Cider House Rules
Director: Lasse Hallström
Country: USA
Year: 1999
Length: 2h6m
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Year
1985
Pages
973
Book Rate
8.26
S: Goodreads
Book
The Cider House Rules
Author: John Irving
Country: USA
First published in: 1985
Length: 973 pages
Genre: Fiction
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