Mr. Holland's Opus
Dec 29, 1995 | IMDB 6.9
143 min Watch NowDrama, 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.
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