Dead Poets Society
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Dead Poets Society

He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.

8.3 / 10 1989 2h 9mPG English
Drama

Storyline

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

Cast & Crew

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

John Keating

Lead
Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard

Neil Perry

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Todd Anderson

Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Knox Overstreet

Gale Hansen

Gale Hansen

Charlie Dalton

Dylan Kussman

Dylan Kussman

Richard Cameron

Allelon Ruggiero

Allelon Ruggiero

Steven Meeks

James Waterston

James Waterston

Gerard Pitts

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Weir's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Dead Poets Society is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker