Mr. Holland's Opus
Of All the Lives He Changed, the One That Changed the Most Was His Own.
Of All the Lives He Changed, the One That Changed the Most Was His Own.
Drama, Family, Music
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1995
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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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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
137 min
Release date:
29 Dec 1995
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$31,000,000
Revenue:
$106,269,971
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
This idealized tribute to a charismatic teacher who devotes himself to music appreciation has the same old-fashioned texture and sticky sentimentality as Goodbye Mr. Chips (of 1939), but Dreyfuss gives an effective, surprisingly restrained performance
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
29 Jan 2007
rotten:
An overwrought Disney weeper.
– Mike Clark,
USA Today,
1 Jan 2000