| Overall: | B |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B- |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 24 Apr 2000 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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Music Of The Heart is rated PG:
Cast: Meryl Streep
Studio: 1999 Miramax Films
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
