8.4 Score

1989 • 2h 9min • PG • Drama

Dead Poets Society

"He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary."

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.

IMDb 8.1

RT 84%

MC 79

Director

Peter Weir

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Maurice Jarre

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Robin Williams

John Keating

Robert Sean Leonard

Neil Perry

Ethan Hawke

Todd Anderson

Josh Charles

Knox Overstreet

Gale Hansen

Charlie Dalton

Dylan Kussman

Richard Cameron

Allelon Ruggiero

Steven Meeks

James Waterston

Gerard Pitts

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Ethan Hawke Todd Anderson

Josh Charles Knox Overstreet

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Dylan Kussman Richard Cameron

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James Waterston Gerard Pitts

Norman Lloyd Mr. Nolan

Kurtwood Smith Mr. Perry

Carla Belver Mrs. Perry

Leon Pownall McAllister

George Martin Dr. Hager

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