Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart

1999

After being abandoned by her husband, depressed music teacher Roberta (Meryl Streep) lands a job teaching violin to underprivileged children in Harlem, New York. Despite initial friction from school principal Janet Williams (Angela Bassett) and the students, the program succeeds and attracts public recognition. After 10 years, however, the program is suddenly shut down following budget cuts -- and Roberta, together with Williams and her former pupils, works to hold a fund-raising concert.

She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.

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Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Music
Length
2 hrs. 3 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 29, 1999
US Box Office
$14,859,394 (#3843 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Brief Mild Language, Sensuality

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
January 27, 2013
Acquired Date
February 25, 2020
Times Seen
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Actors

Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn
Michael Angarano
Michael Angarano
Josh Pais
Josh Pais
Jade Yorker
Jade Yorker
Justin Pierre Edmund
Justin Pierre Edmund
Rosalyn Coleman
Rosalyn Coleman
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Betsy Aidem
Betsy Aidem
Jean-Luke Figueroa
Jean-Luke Figueroa
Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves
Charlie Hofheimer
Charlie Hofheimer
Kieran Culkin
Kieran Culkin
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Adam LeFevre
Adam LeFevre
Jay O. Sanders
Jay O. Sanders

Directors

Wes Craven
Wes Craven

Producers

Susan Kaplan
Susan Kaplan
Marianne Maddalena
Marianne Maddalena
Allan Miller
Allan Miller
Walter Scheuer
Walter Scheuer

Writers

Pamela Gray
Pamela Gray

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RT Fresh
64%
Tomatometer
91 votes
RT Hot
72%
Popcornmeter
453 votes
METASCORE
54
33 votes
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
13,516 votes