Film

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995 · 2h 23m · Drama · Music

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

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

76%

Metacritic

59

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.

Richard Dreyfuss

Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly

Iris Holland

Jay Thomas

Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis

Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy

Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt

Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard

Louis Russ

Damon Whitaker

Bobby Tidd

Jean Louisa Kelly

Rowena Morgan

Alexandra Boyd

Sarah Olmstead

Nicholas John Renner

Cole at 6 Years Old

Joseph Anderson

Cole at 15 Years Old

Anthony Natale

Cole at 28 Years Old

Joanna Gleason

Gertrude Lang as an adult

Beth Maitland

Deaf School Principal

Patrick Fong

Study Hall Student

• Stephen HerekDirector
• Patrick Sheane DuncanExecutive Producer · Writer
• Robert W. CortProducer
• Ted FieldProducer
• Michael NolinProducer
• Scott KroopfExecutive Producer
• Oliver WoodDirector of Photography
• Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
• Trudy ShipEditor
• Sharon BialyCasting

Theatrical Trailer #2Theatrical Trailer #1Original Trailer

Release date

December 29, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

PG

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue

$106,300,000

Genres

Drama, Music

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