Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

6/2/1989

Runtime

129 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$16,400,000

Revenue

$235,900,000

Homepage

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A stirring meditation on adolescence and self-discovery set against the rigid traditions of prep school life, where a charismatic teacher's philosophy of seizing the day awakens his students to possibility, even as the realities of growing up temper their idealism.

Mood

HopefulBittersweetRomanticWistful

Themes

Coming of ageFriendshipIdentityArt and creationFreedom

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Ensemble

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