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10 Best Movies Like Mr. Holland's Opus

If you loved Mr. Holland's Opus, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
CODA

CODA

2021★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Holland's Opus for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her...

#2
Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God

1986★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Holland's Opus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial ...

#3
Miller's Girl

Miller's Girl

2024★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Holland's Opus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both....

#4
Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart

1999★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Holland's Opus for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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....

#5
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Holland's Opus for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'To...

#6
Humoresque

Humoresque

1947★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Holland's Opus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite....

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