What decade did the movie "Mr. Holland's Opus" come out?

The movie Mr. Holland's Opus came out in the Nineties. This American drama was released in 1995 and stars Richard Dreyfuss as Glenn Holland, a composer who takes a teaching job while hoping to complete a major musical composition.

Directed by Stephen Herek and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan, the film follows Holland across several decades of personal and professional life. What begins as a temporary job becomes a lifelong commitment to his students, his school, and music education. The story also explores his marriage to Iris and his relationship with their profoundly deaf son, Cole.

Michael Kamen composed the film’s music, an especially important element in a story about a teacher who believes music can shape people’s lives. The movie received major recognition: Dreyfuss earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and the screenplay received a Golden Globe nomination.

The title can cause confusion because “opus” is a musical term for a numbered composition, not a reference to the film’s release decade. The film’s setting begins in the 1960s, but the movie itself belongs to the 1990s.