Film1995137 min

Mr. Holland's Opus

Name: Mr. Holland's Opus
Genre: Drama, Family, Music
Released: 1995
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy

Taste attributes: dramafamilymusicmusic/dancemusicalteenfastfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationship

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"Of All the Lives He Changed, the One That Changed the Most Was His Own."

Boxlist takeExpect a stylish, good-natured music film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.0 /10

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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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