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Dead Poets Society

1989, Peter Weir

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Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film directed by Peter Weir, written by Tom Schulman, and starring Robin Williams. Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative boarding school Welton Academy, it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.

If you like Dead Poets Society, you might also like 1980s English-language Films, Films About Poetry, American Coming-of-age Drama Films, and 1980s Coming-of-age Drama Films.

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