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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 79/100. Every source lands within 6 points of the others, across 13,000 audience votes. Scores higher than 95% of the 1,305 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic79/100
12,937 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter WeirDirector
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Tom SchulmanWriter
Cast
- Robin WilliamsJohn Keating
- Robert Sean LeonardNeil Perry
- Ethan HawkeTodd Anderson
- Josh CharlesKnox Overstreet
- Gale HansenCharlie Dalton
- Dylan KussmanRichard Cameron
- Allelon RuggieroSteven Meeks
- James WaterstonGerard Pitts
- Norman LloydMr. Nolan
- Kurtwood SmithMr. Perry
- Carla BelverMrs. Perry
- Leon PownallMcAllister
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Themes
individualfriendshipphilosophypoetryliteratureprofessorcoming of ageteacherschool playnew englandvermontschoolteacher
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