Drama / Music /

Score: 67%( 213 votes )

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

Cast:

Meryl Streep
Roberta

Cloris Leachman
Assunta

Henry Dinhofer
Lexi at 5

Michael Angarano
Nick at 7

Robert Ari
Supervisor

Aidan Quinn
Brian

Teddy Coluca
Taxi Driver

Angela Bassett
Janet

Josh Pais
Dennis

Barbara Gonzalez
Janet's Secretary

Jade Yorker
DeSean at 11

Victoria Gómez
Lucy at 10

Justin Pierre Edmund
Bongo Kid

Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Naeem at 9

Zoe Sternbach-Taubman
Guadalupe at 9

Christopher Lopez
Adam

Ruben Jared Seraballs
James

Lucy Nonas-Barnes
Becky

Rosalyn Coleman
Mrs. Adisa

Kevin Miller
Hall Boy

Hazel Medina
Alice

Gloria Estefan
Isabel

Iraida Polanco
Landlady

Asha Sapp
Tanisha

Betsy Aidem
Mrs. Lamb

Julie Janney
Flight Attendant

Cole Hawkins
Lawrence at 5

Arthur French
Ernie

Edmund Wilkinson
Sheetrock Man

French Napier
Painter

Socorro Santiago
Lucy's Mother

Dominic Walters
Justin

Jean-Luke Figueroa
Ramon

Sam Fox Royston
Leonard

Jane Leeves
Dorothea

Eva Loomis
Vanessa

Melay Araya
Rachel

Charlie Hofheimer
Nick at 17

Kieran Culkin
Lexi at 15

Asease Korankyi
Shandra

Myra Lucretia Taylor
Beverly

Olga Merediz
Ramon's Mother

Christian Berreondo
Ramon's Brother

Leilani Irvin
Myesha

Sophia Guaspari
Rosario

Adam LeFevre
Mr. Klein

Rafael John Alan Hines
Simon

Jordan Ware
Kenny

Amanda Muchnick
Stephanie

Ian Quinlan
Carlos

Naeem Jones
Toussaint

Jay O. Sanders
Dan Paxton

Mateo Gómez
Ramon's Father

Rosalyn Benniman
Woman at Opus Meeting

Leon Addison Brown
Mr. Adams

Arnold Steinhardt
Self

Scott Cumberbatch
Lawrence at 15

Majid R. Khaliq
Naeem Adisa at 19

Molly Gia Foresta
Guadalupe at 19

Cristina Gómez
Lucy at 20

Omari Toomer
DeSean at 21

Tarik Lowe
Teammate #1

Justin Daly
Teammate #2

Isaac Stern
Self

Isaiah Sheffer
Carnegie Hall Concert Director

Mark O'Connor
Self

Michael Tree
Self

Charles Veal Jr.
Self

Karen Briggs
Self

Itzhak Perlman
Self

Sandra Park
Self

Diane Monroe
Self

Joshua Bell
Self

Jonathan Feldman
Self

Dyllon Rogers
Horse Hair Boy

April Davis
First Grade Girl

Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas
Frog Hair Boy

Sam Deutsch
Violin Student

Lucy Little
Violin Student

Jose Miguel Rojas
Violin Student

Andrew Mayer
Violin Student

Rebecca Dinhofer
Violin Student

Christopher Katrandjian
Violin Student

Ama Korankyi
Violin Student

Chantilly Mariani
Violin Student

Thomas Martin
Violin Student

Derek Ambrosi
Audience Member (uncredited)

Ruth Barrie
Woman Shopper (uncredited)

David Chen
Parent (uncredited)

Gideon Jacobs
Headlock Boy (uncredited)

Emily Johnson
Mother of Student (uncredited)

Gabriella Loutfi
Violin Student (uncredited)

John P. McGinty
Naval Officer (uncredited)

Kirby Mitchell
New York Times Reporter (uncredited)

Sarallen
Old Woman in Tenement Building (uncredited)

Ronald Sylvers
Parent (uncredited)