Mr. Holland's Opus
1995 · 2h 23m · Drama, Music · United States of America · Rated PG (US)
Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.
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.
Directed by
Stephen HerekWritten by
Patrick Sheane Duncan6.8Smart score
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1960s1990scomposerdeaf-mutedisabledfather son relationshipforced retirementhigh schoolhigh school teacherhusband wife relationshipinspiring teachermarching bandmentormusic teacherportland, oregonretirement partysign languagesteacher student relationshipteaching
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