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Cast
- Meryl StreepRoberta
- Cloris LeachmanAssunta
- Henry DinhoferLexi at 5
- Michael AngaranoNick at 7
- Robert AriSupervisor
- Aidan QuinnBrian
- Teddy ColucaTaxi Driver
- Angela BassettJanet
- Josh PaisDennis
- Barbara GonzalezJanet's Secretary
Recommendations
- 75
USA Today
Yearning for an old-fashioned movie with a well-told, uplifting message? Music of the Heart is playing your song. - 65
TNT RoughCut
Bring two boxes of tissue and a girlfriend to lean on for this blowout tearjerker. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
The choppy film is like a composition crowded with competing themes. - 60
Film.com
Streep delivers another of her chameleon-like transformations in appearance, accent, and manner. - 60
Rolling Stone
If "Mr. Holland's Opus" made you puke, you'd better bring a bucket to this true-life weepie about the importance of teaching music in schools. - 58
Portland Oregonian
So sloppily and unabashedly sentimental that it can make you laugh and cry at the same time -- and often at the same things. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
The story's can-do attitude and moments of soaring music make it a must-see for moviegoers seeking positive visions on the screen. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Oh, Mr. Craven, give us a "Scream."
