Films Dead Poets Society

Film • 1989 • Coming-of-Age, Teen Drama, Comedy, …

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.

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Cast & Crew

Peter WeirDirector
Tom SchulmanWriter
Robin WilliamsJohn Keating
Robert Sean LeonardNeil Perry
Ethan HawkeTodd Anderson
Josh CharlesKnox Overstreet
Gale HansenCharlie Dalton
Dylan KussmanRichard Cameron
Allelon RuggieroSteven Meeks
James WaterstonGerard Pitts
Norman LloydMr. Nolan
Kurtwood SmithMr. Perry
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Details

Status	Released
Release	June 2, 1989
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Coming-of-Age Teen Drama Comedy Drama
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Reviews	Preppies' Progress - Chicago Reader Kurt Jacobsen • chicagoreader.com News Archives - Slant Magazine Slant Magazine • slantmagazine.com ‘Dead Poets Society’ seizes the day: 1989 review New York Daily News • nydailynews.com Dead Poets Society movie review (1989) Roger Ebert • rogerebert.com

Remakes

Title		Year	Avg.
	Life Is Beautiful	2000	60.7%
	Dead Poets Society	1989	83.7%

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