1995 Best Picture

Step into 1995.

Mr. Holland's Opus competed alongside the year's most acclaimed films. Explore the nominees, rate what you've seen, and choose your winner.

Enter 1995 AwardsNo account required to begin.

Mr. Holland's Opus

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

1995

143 min

Rated PG

7.3IMDB

59Metacritic

Overview

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.

Genres

DramaMusic

Director

Stephen Herek

Cast

Richard DreyfussGlenne HeadlyJay ThomasOlympia DukakisWilliam H. MacyAlicia WittTerrence HowardDamon Whitaker

Community Stats

Total Ratings1

Average Rating5.0

Seen It1

On Watchlist0

On Lists0

Rating Distribution

Trailers & Videos

(3)

Backdrops & Images

(10)

Keywords

high schoolhusband wife relationshipcomposermusic teachermentordeaf-muteportland, oregonmarching bandteacher student relationshiphigh school teacherdisabledteachingretirement partysign languagesforced retirement+4 more