Dead Poets Society

1989 · directed by Peter Weir

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

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, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Robin Williams
• Robert Sean Leonard
• Ethan Hawke
• Josh Charles
• Gale Hansen
• Dylan Kussman
• Allelon Ruggiero
• James Waterston
• Norman Lloyd
• Kurtwood Smith

Crew

• John Seale — Director of Photography
• William M. Anderson — Editor
• Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer
• Tom Schulman — Writer

More from Peter Weir

1. The Truman Show (1998) — 86/100 · hit
2. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) — 78/100
3. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) — 77/100
4. Witness (1985) — 77/100
5. Fearless (1993) — 76/100
6. Gallipoli (1981) — 75/100

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