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The Cider House Rules

Movie · 1999 · 126 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age drama that lingers on moral choices and quiet heartbreak.

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1999 film directed by Lasse Hallström
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Year
1999
Runtime
126 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • love
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Written by
John Irving
Starring
Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Tobey Maguire, Paul Rudd, J. K. Simmons, John Irving, Erykah Badu, Kieran Culkin
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Oliver Stapleton
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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