Analytical review of the plot, setting, theme, and structure of the Robin Williams film, and links to similar movies.

Harsh review by Jim Emerson analyzing what the film is really about.

"...is a collection of pious platitudes masquerading as a courageous stand in favor of something: doing your own thing, I think." By Roger Ebert. [Sun-Times]

"What 'Stand and Deliver's' Edward James Olmos did for logarithms, Williams aims to do for iambic pentameter in this lively blackboard melodrama." By Rita Kempley. [Washington Post]

"[Robin Williams has] come to show 'em that somewhere among the three Rs is an immensely pleasurable P for poetry." By Desson Howe. [Washington Post]

"First off, let's set the record straight - 'Dead Poets Society' is not a zany Robin Williams comedy. In fact, it's not a comedy at all." By Chris Hicks.[Deseret News]

"It's impossible to describe this movie without cringing at the very thought." By David Keyes. [Cinema 2000]

A review centering on the soundtrack.

Synopsis. User rating and opinions.

Links to movie reviews.

Movie review. The film "takes a long, hard look at how we treated, raised and trained our children back in the glorious days of black and white TV."

List of reviews.

"Peter Weir's inspirational prep school drama, is one of the most moving films of all-time..." Review.