
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.

Richard Dreyfuss
Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly
Iris Holland

Jay Thomas
Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis
Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy
Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt
Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard
Louis Russ

Damon Whitaker
Bobby Tidd

Jean Louisa Kelly
Rowena Morgan

Alexandra Boyd
Sarah Olmstead
Nicholas John Renner
Cole at 6 Years Old

Joseph Anderson
Cole at 15 Years Old

Drawn Out Love
Drawn Out Love

XIa
XIa

Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back

Mifune
Mifune

Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko

Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves

Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Nas: Time Is Illmatic

8 Mile
8 Mile

Open Hearts
Open Hearts

Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain

Jarhead
Jarhead