Dead Poets Society (1989)
Directed by Peter Weir · 129 min · Drama
91.4 TOPICAL score · #80 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Dead Poets Society (1989, directed by Peter Weir) has a TOPICAL score of 91.4 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on audience and awards. It won 5 awards from 20 nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Critics: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79. Audiences: TMDB 8.3/10 (13,055 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 86 languages.
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- Critics84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79
- AudienceTMDB 8.3/10 (13,055 ratings)
- Awards5 wins, 20 nominations - incl. BAFTA Award for Best Film; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 86 languages
- Still read180,593 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Robin Williams (actor #39), Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke (actor #243), Josh Charles
“Since its release, Dead Poets Society has been considered a cult classic amongst viewers.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10