theoneaboveall rated it 10/10Oct 24, 2026
Oh CAPTAIN my CAPTAIN. ...T's always thus, and always thus it'll be
Dead Poets Society
8.9/10
Popcorn · 160 ratings
8.3/10
TMDB · 13,108 votes
About
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.
The Popcorn verdict
Dead Poets Society is rated 8.9 out of 10 by 160 Popcorn members, each of whom rated it after watching. That is well above its 8.3 on TMDB — Popcorn members like it more than the wider internet does.
Details
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Writer
- Tom Schulman
- Starring
- Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James Waterston
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English, Latin
- Genres
- Drama
What Popcorn members say
xyzlhu rated it 10/10Sep 14, 2026
oh my god that is sad
Ollie rated it 10/10Aug 15, 2026
Favourite movie OAT!
bubbleavis rated it 10/10Jun 18, 2026
o captain my captain
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