Honored with two Academy Awardsr - 1999, Best Supporting Actor, Michael Caine, and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, John Irving - THE CIDER HOUSE RULES tells a compelling and heartwarming story about how far a young man must travel to find the place where he truly belongs! Homer Wells (Tobey Macguire - BROTHERS, SEABISCUIT, SPIDER-MAN) has lived nearly his entire life within the walls of St. Cloud's Orphanage in rural Maine. Though groomed by its proprietor, Dr. Larch (Caine), to be his successor, Homer nonetheless feels the need to experience the world outside. Then, while working at an apple orchard, Homer falls for the beautiful Candy (Charlize Theron - HANCOCK, MONSTER) and learns some powerfully indelible lessons about life, love and home. Based on John Irving's best-selling American classic, this critically acclaimed motion picture features a sensational all-star cast including Delroy Lindo and Erykah Badu.