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Music of the Heart

Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

1999 |2h 4m |  Drama, Music

Videos

Cast

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Meryl Streep

Roberta

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Cloris Leachman

Assunta

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Michael Angarano

Nick at 7

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Aidan Quinn

Brian

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Teddy Coluca

Taxi Driver

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Angela Bassett

Janet

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Josh Pais

Dennis

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Jade Yorker

DeSean at 11

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Justin Pierre Edmund

Bongo Kid

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Rosalyn Coleman

Mrs. Adisa

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Hazel Medina

Alice

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Gloria Estefan

Isabel

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Betsy Aidem

Mrs. Lamb

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Julie Janney

Flight Attendant

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Cole Hawkins

Lawrence at 5

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Arthur French

Ernie

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Edmund Wilkinson

Sheetrock Man

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Socorro Santiago

Lucy's Mother

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Jean-Luke Figueroa

Ramon

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Jane Leeves

Dorothea

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Charlie Hofheimer

Nick at 17

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Kieran Culkin

Lexi at 15

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Myra Lucretia Taylor

Beverly

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Olga Merediz

Ramon's Mother

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Adam LeFevre

Mr. Klein

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Ian Quinlan

Carlos

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Jay O. Sanders

Dan Paxton

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Mateo Gómez

Ramon's Father

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Leon Addison Brown

Mr. Adams

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Scott Cumberbatch

Lawrence at 15

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Tarik Lowe

Teammate #1

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Isaac Stern

Self

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Itzhak Perlman

Self

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David Chen

Parent (uncredited)

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Gideon Jacobs

Headlock Boy (uncredited)

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Emily Johnson

Mother of Student (uncredited)

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John P. McGinty

Naval Officer (uncredited)

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Kirby Mitchell

New York Times Reporter (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Spanish, English

Budget

$27,000,000.00

Revenue

$14,859,394.00