Music of the Heart

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Music of the Heart

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

1999

2h 4m

6.7(217 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

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

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96 members

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Meryl Streep

Roberta

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Cloris Leachman

Assunta

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Henry Dinhofer

Lexi at 5

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Michael Angarano

Nick at 7

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Robert Ari

Supervisor

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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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Barbara Gonzalez

Janet's Secretary

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Jade Yorker

DeSean at 11

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Victoria Gómez

Lucy at 10

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Justin Pierre Edmund

Bongo Kid

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Justin 'DJ' Spaulding

Naeem at 9

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Zoe Sternbach-Taubman

Guadalupe at 9

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Christopher Lopez

Adam

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Ruben Jared Seraballs

James

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Lucy Nonas-Barnes

Becky

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Rosalyn Coleman

Mrs. Adisa

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Kevin Miller

Hall Boy

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Hazel Medina

Alice

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Gloria Estefan

Isabel

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Iraida Polanco

Landlady

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Asha Sapp

Tanisha

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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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French Napier

Painter

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Socorro Santiago

Lucy's Mother

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Dominic Walters

Justin

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Jean-Luke Figueroa

Ramon

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Sam Fox Royston

Leonard

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Jane Leeves

Dorothea

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Eva Loomis

Vanessa

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Melay Araya

Rachel

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Charlie Hofheimer

Nick at 17

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Kieran Culkin

Lexi at 15

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Asease Korankyi

Shandra

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Myra Lucretia Taylor

Beverly

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Olga Merediz

Ramon's Mother

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Christian Berreondo

Ramon's Brother

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Leilani Irvin

Myesha

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Sophia Guaspari

Rosario

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Adam LeFevre

Mr. Klein

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Rafael John Alan Hines

Simon

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Jordan Ware

Kenny

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Amanda Muchnick

Stephanie

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Ian Quinlan

Carlos

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Naeem Jones

Toussaint

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Jay O. Sanders

Dan Paxton

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Mateo Gómez

Ramon's Father

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Rosalyn Benniman

Woman at Opus Meeting

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Leon Addison Brown

Mr. Adams

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Arnold Steinhardt

Self

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Scott Cumberbatch

Lawrence at 15

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Majid R. Khaliq

Naeem Adisa at 19

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Molly Gia Foresta

Guadalupe at 19

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Cristina Gómez

Lucy at 20

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Omari Toomer

DeSean at 21

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Tarik Lowe

Teammate #1

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Justin Daly

Teammate #2

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Isaac Stern

Self

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Isaiah Sheffer

Carnegie Hall Concert Director

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Sound

Mark O'Connor

Self

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Michael Tree

Self

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Charles Veal Jr.

Self

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Karen Briggs

Self

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Itzhak Perlman

Self

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Sandra Park

Self

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Diane Monroe

Self

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Joshua Bell

Self

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Jonathan Feldman

Self

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Dyllon Rogers

Horse Hair Boy

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April Davis

First Grade Girl

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Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas

Frog Hair Boy

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Sam Deutsch

Violin Student

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Lucy Little

Violin Student

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Jose Miguel Rojas

Violin Student

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Andrew Mayer

Violin Student

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Rebecca Dinhofer

Violin Student

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Christopher Katrandjian

Violin Student

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Ama Korankyi

Violin Student

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Chantilly Mariani

Violin Student

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Thomas Martin

Violin Student

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Derek Ambrosi

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Ruth Barrie

Woman Shopper (uncredited)

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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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Gabriella Loutfi

Violin Student (uncredited)

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John P. McGinty

Naval Officer (uncredited)

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Kirby Mitchell

New York Times Reporter (uncredited)

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Sarallen

Old Woman in Tenement Building (uncredited)

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Ronald Sylvers

Parent (uncredited)

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