Mr. Holland's Opus Mr. Holland's Opus

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) 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 Glenne Headly Jay Thomas Olympia Dukakis William H. Macy Alicia Witt Nicholas John Renner Joseph Anderson Anthony Natale Jean Louisa Kelly Terrence Howard

Hollywood Pictures The Charlie Mopic Company

musical drama family

137 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Kristal Cooper

    Review by Kristal Cooper ½

    The WORST kind of schmaltz. Not even enjoyable on a guilty pleasure level. Good cast though.

  • Colin George

    Review by Colin George ★★½

    Buttery Oscar bait with twists so obvious you could see them from space.

  • Falsk

    Review by Falsk ★★★

    Sometimes everyone's at work, you're home alone, and you just need a little 90s Oscurbation...

  • Doreen

    Review by Doreen ★★★★★

    Über manche Filme muss man wohl irgendwann mal etwas schreiben. Mr. Holland's Opus ist so einer. Ich habe den Film vor vielen Jahren zum ersten Mal gesehen und danach noch ungefähr 2 oder 3 Mal. Vor kurzem bestellte ich mir dann endlich die BluRay, schon lange vorgehabt aber immer wieder aufgeschoben. Heute habe ich ihn mir endlich mal wieder angesehen und mit Sicherheit war es auch dieses Mal nicht das letzte Mal.

    Viel kann und möchte ich eigentlich gar nicht schreiben, denn ich denke, man sollte sich den Film einfach ansehen und Zeuge von einem wunderbaren Werk der Filmkunst werden, wie es sie zwar nicht unbedingt selten gibt, hier aber dennoch in schöner Intensität hervorsticht. Besondere Beachtung gilt hier Richard…

  • Heuni

    Review by Heuni ★★★★

    Beautiful

  • Dan Carlston

    Review by Dan Carlston ★★★★½

    Fantastic music and a surprisingly interesting plot that goes further into the relationship between teacher and student, and father and son.

  • Estácio Silva

    Review by Estácio Silva ★★★★½

    Inesquecível!

  • Zophia

    Review by Zophia ★★★★½

    It's a beaut. I cry everytime :)

  • darkroompaul

    Review by darkroompaul ★★★★

    What an emotional roller coaster. I love Richard Dreyfuss, he's incredible. I saw this on a date in 1995, so it didn't reach me on an emotional level. I re-watched it today on a Free Preview, and it really grabbed me. Great cast, great performances, great music.