Movie
Dead Poets Society
1989PG2h 9m8.3 / 10
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.
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Dead Poets Society opened in theaters June 9, 1989. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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
Robin WilliamsJohn Keating
Robert Sean LeonardNeil Perry
Ethan HawkeTodd Anderson
Josh CharlesKnox Overstreet
Gale HansenCharlie Dalton
Dylan KussmanRichard Cameron
Allelon RuggieroSteven Meeks
James WaterstonGerard PittsCredits
- Directed by
- Peter Weir
- Written by
- Tom Schulman
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $16.4M
- Box office
- $235.9M
Production
- A Steven Haft Production
- Witt/Thomas ProductionsUnited States
- Silver Screen Partners IVUnited States
Touchstone PicturesUnited States
Themes
1950scoming of agedramaticfriendshipindividualliteraturenew englandphilosophical