The Cider House Rules fingerprintBig heart, immersive world, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, history, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Cider House Rules is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving, romantic, and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Growing up, history, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around growing up, history, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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A story about how far we must travel to find the place where we belong.
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The Cider House Rules is included with a subscription to MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 72%, and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 6 min
The Cider House Rules runs 2 h 6 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 74 and audiences 76 out of 100, so both groups see The Cider House Rules much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $24 million to make and earned $89 million worldwide, 3.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+56GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Cider House Rules in 70 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 52 storytelling tropes for The Cider House Rules, including The Talk, Bittersweet Ending, Shout-Out.
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