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Dead Poets Society (1989)

  • Drama
  • 129 min
  • 6 age guide
  • ★ 8.3/10 from 13,009 ratings

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.

Directed byPeter Weir

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