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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The Cider House Rules
1999
***
Director: Lasse Hallström
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo

John Irving's Oscar winning screenplay contains only the bare bones of his sprawling novel about a boy who grows up in an orphanage where people get rid of their unwanted children, before or after giving birth. The resulting film is moving and well-acted but somewhat rushed and trivial. Michael Caine won an Academy Award for his warm performance as the head of the orphanage.