Recommended from age 9. Deaf son, marriage crisis, and a student's death in Vietnam.
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Good to know
- Death or separation
- Someone loved dies or disappears, often a parent.
- Difficult themes
- War, bullying, illness, broken families, hard real events.
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Top cast
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Richard Dreyfuss (opens in a new tab) Glenn Holland -
Glenne Headly (opens in a new tab) Iris Holland -
Jay Thomas (opens in a new tab) Bill Meister -
Olympia Dukakis (opens in a new tab) Principal Jacobs -
William H. Macy (opens in a new tab) Vice Principal Gene Wolters -
Alicia Witt (opens in a new tab) Gertrude Lang
Directed by: Stephen Herek (opens in a new tab)
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What it’s about
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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