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Mr. Holland's Opus

Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.

1995★ 7.0 · 4602h 23mDramaMusic

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In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.

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Forest Whitaker
as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)

William H. Macy
as Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt
as Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard
as Louis Russ

Richard Dreyfuss
as Glenn Holland

Joanna Gleason
as Gertrude Lang as an adult

Glenne Headly
as Iris Holland

Olympia Dukakis
as Principal Jacobs

Jean Louisa Kelly
as Rowena Morgan

Balthazar Getty
as Stadler (uncredited)

Zoe McLellan
as Girl 4

Eric Michael Cole
as Boy 2

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Release date: 1995-12-29

Budget: $31,000,000

Revenue: $106,300,000

Runtime: 2h 23m

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DramaMusic

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