Dead Poets Society: Directed by Peter Weir. With Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles. Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.

Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression. Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian.

With a lesson plan full of unorthodox methods, maverick teacher John Keating emboldens his all-boys preparatory school students, inspiring them to break out of their shells, pursue their dreams and seize the day.

A new English teacher, John Keating (Robin Williams), is introduced to an all-boys preparatory school that is known for its ancient traditions and...

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Robin Williams shines in this stirring 1989 drama as an English teacher who goes to work at his alma mater--a rigorous Vermont prep school--and lights a powerful flame in his students. 'A lyrical, gorgeous and tough evocation of the unsteady fires of youth' ('Variety').

Set in an exclusive boys preparatory school in 1959, a newly appointed English teacher uses unconventional techniques to inspire his students in classic poetry.

John Keating, a charismatic English professor, uses poetry to breathe new life into his students at a strict, all-boys prep school.

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. Seize the day; be Exceptional!