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Music of the Heart

PG

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

1999·124 min·Released
Studio: Craven-Maddalena Films, Miramax
6.7TMDb
Available on
Hoopla
Theatrical Oct 29, 1999
Nexus ms16531TMDb 26149IMDb tt0166943
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USA · English · Kids
DramaMusic

Overview

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.

Trailer

Crew

DirectorWes Craven
WriterPamela Gray

Cast

Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Roberta
Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn
Brian
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Janet
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Isabel
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman
Assunta
Josh Pais
Josh Pais
Dennis
Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves
Dorothea
Kieran Culkin
Kieran Culkin
Lexi at 15
Charlie Hofheimer
Charlie Hofheimer
Nick at 17
Jay O. Sanders
Jay O. Sanders
Dan Paxton
Henry Dinhofer
Henry Dinhofer
Lexi at 5
Michael Angarano
Michael Angarano
Nick at 7
Robert Ari
Robert Ari
Supervisor
Teddy Coluca
Teddy Coluca
Taxi Driver
Barbara Gonzalez
Barbara Gonzalez
Janet's Secretary
Jade Yorker
Jade Yorker
DeSean at 11
Victoria Gómez
Victoria Gómez
Lucy at 10
Justin Pierre Edmund
Justin Pierre Edmund
Bongo Kid
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Naeem at 9
Zoe Sternbach-Taubman
Zoe Sternbach-Taubman
Guadalupe at 9

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Keywords

violinmusic teacherbiographybased on true storyviolinistschool teacherharlem, new york city

Details

Budget
$27M
Revenue
$15M
TMDb Votes
221
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026