Dead Poets Society
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Dead Poets Society

Peter Weir · 1989 · 129m · Drama

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.

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9/10
Fun Factor
8/10
Originality
8/10
Visual Craft
9/10
Pretension Index
4/10
Rewatchability
7/10
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