Mr. Holland's Opus

Name: Mr. Holland's Opus
Director: Stephen Herek
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1995-12-29
Duration: 143 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy

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

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70% match1995 • 2h 23m • Drama, Music

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.

Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, Alicia Witt, Terrence Howard, Damon Whitaker