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Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

Jun 2, 1989
130 min
Drama
8.3/ 10
11,983 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
8.3/10
11,983 votes
IMDB
8.1/10
615,232 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
79/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$16,400,000Production cost
Box Office$235,860,116Worldwide gross
Profit$219,460,116Profitable
ROI
+1338.2%Return on investment
US Box Office$95,860,116Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 19 nominations total

Details

Production information

"He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$16,400,000

Revenue

$235,860,116

Production Companies

A Steven Haft ProductionWitt/Thomas ProductionsSilver Screen Partners IVTouchstone Pictures

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