Music of the Heart

Name: Music of the Heart
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: October 29, 1999
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Meryl Streep

1999

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Movie Details & Credits

Miramax Films | Release Date: October 29, 1999

Starring: Meryl Streep

Summary: Story of a Harlem schoolteacher's (Streep) struggle to teach violin to inner-city kids. They eventually perform at Carnegie Hall.

Director: Wes Craven

Genre(s): Drama, Music

Rating: PG

Runtime: 124 min

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85	#85 Most Discussed Movie of 1999

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Chicago Tribune - Michael Wilmington

Wonderful spirit, humanity and humor. Read full review

Boston Globe - Jay Carr

Avoids the potentially suffocating pall of uplift hovering over its quite exhilarating story. Read full review

The New York Times - Janet Maslin

An affirmation of the power of music to provide beauty, pleasure and a sense of accomplishment. Read full review

Portland Oregonian - Shawn Levy

So sloppily and unabashedly sentimental that it can make you laugh and cry at the same time -- and often at the same things. Read full review

San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle

Feels more like an earnest commercial for music education than successful entertainment. Read full review

Chicago Reader - Lisa Alspector

Self-congratulatory feature, which artificially exalts the character--a classic saint with clay feet--by casting a grande dame and by reducing her motives to facile psychodrama Read full review

Charlotte Observer - Lawrence Toppman

Rarely connects with reality. Read full review

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Film_critic1

Dec 24, 2013

Meryl Streep once again proves how good she is. I really liked this movie and Meryl deserves the nomination for best actress at the Oscars. really good movie.

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xXAlways_RiteXx

Mar 6, 2015

I don't see what everyone is on about. This is just another average film which is severely overrated because of celebrity worship. I hate these kinds of my films and they are just the same recycled garbage.

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