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Dead Poets Society
1989
· Movie
· 128 min
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #171
- IMDb #206
- Google retired #24
- Rotten Tomatoes #698
- Metacritic #407
- Letterboxd #73
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1585
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #300
- Metacritic Critics #769
- Metacritic Audience #175
- Criticker #684
- Douban #31
- Kinopoisk #78
- AlloCiné #86
- Trakt #53
Every rating
61–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Google on 98.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An English teacher at a strict, conservative boarding school inspires his students through his love of poetry. He encourages them to "seize the day" and think for themselves, challenging the traditions of the institution. His students revive a secret club where they read poetry and begin to pursue their own passions, defying the plans set by their parents.
Details
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Writer
- Tom Schulman
- Studio
- A Steven Haft Production, Witt/Thomas Productions, Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures
- Released
- 2 June 1989
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Latin, French
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $16.4M
- Box office
- $235.9M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 35 →2 major awards won · 17 wins from 35 nominations across 21 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1989 | Best Original Screenplay | Tom Schulman | Winner |
| César Awards 1989 | Best Foreign Film | Peter Weir | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1989 | Best Picture | Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, and Tony Thomas | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1989 | Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1989 | Best Actor | Robin Williams | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1989 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Robin Williams | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Peter Weir | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Tom Schulman | Winner |
| Best Actor | Robin Williams | Nominee |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, and Tony Thomas | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Peter Weir | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Robin Williams | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Tom Schulman | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Peter Weir | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Tom Schulman | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, and Peter Weir | Winner |
| Best Original Film Score | Maurice Jarre | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Robin Williams | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Editing | William M. Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Original | Tom Schulman | Nominee |
Jupiter Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best International Actor | Robin Williams | Winner |
| Best International Film | Peter Weir | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Peter Weir | Winner |
| Best Foreign Actor | Robin Williams | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Maurice Jarre | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | Howard Feuer | Winner |
Golden Ciak Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Peter Weir | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen Awards | Winner |
Joseph Plateau Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | Peter Weir | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
Political Film Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Democracy | Winner |
Warsaw Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Peter Weir | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner |
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Peter Weir | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | John Seale | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Most Promising Actor | Robert Sean Leonard | Nominee |