Music of the Heart
1999 · Movie · PG · 124 min · ★ 6.7 · 59% critics
After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
Also known as Fifty Violins
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-10-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (226 votes)
Themes
- violin
- music teacher
- biography
- based on true story
- violinist
- school teacher
- harlem, new york city
Awards & recognition
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture · 2000
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2000 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture · 2000 · nominated
- People's Choice Award — Favorite Movie Actress · 2000 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role · 2000 · nominated
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- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Song · 1999 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1999 · nominated
Cast & crew
Meryl Streep
as Roberta
Aidan Quinn
as Brian
Angela Bassett
as Janet
Gloria Estefan
as Isabel
Cloris Leachman
as Assunta
Josh Pais
as Dennis
Jane Leeves
as Dorothea
Kieran Culkin
as Lexi at 15
Charlie Hofheimer
as Nick at 17
Jay O. Sanders
as Dan Paxton
Directed by Wes Craven