Movies like Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society (1989) is a drama movie directed by Peter Weir. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Finding Forrester (2000)
★ 7.1 · 1,275 votes · Drama, History
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
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2. Scent of a Woman (1992)
★ 7.8 · 4,133 votes · Drama
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
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3. The Hours (2002)
★ 7.2 · 1,922 votes · Drama
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
