Dead Poets Society
1989 · TMDB 8.3
Directed by Peter Weir
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.
Why it matters
At a conservative boys' school, an unorthodox English teacher inspires his students to 'seize the day', challenging the rigid expectations that confine them.
From Hope Is a Good Thing
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Released
- 1989-06-02
- Studio
- A Steven Haft Production
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 8.3
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Hope Is a Good Thing
Position 2 of 8
At a conservative boys' school, an unorthodox English teacher inspires his students to 'seize the day', challenging the rigid expectations that confine them.
The Classroom Without Walls
Position 2 of 8
Robin Williams's John Keating uses poetry to ignite a passion for life in the boys of Welton Academy, urging them to 'seize the day'. The film's tragic final act asks hard questions about the cost of non-conformity and the limits of a teacher's influence.
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