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Five Films From Different Eras Make All-Time Greats Lists
Several acclaimed films are receiving renewed attention in all-time rankings: Hell in the Pacific, E.T., School of Rock, Kramer vs. Kramer and Dead Poets Society. Their distinctions range from Spielberg naming E.T. his favorite of his own films to prominent critics’ and film organizations’ rankings for the other classics.
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About Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age film directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. It stars Robin Williams and is set in 1959 at a fictional boarding school called Welton Academy, and focuses around a select group of boys, who over time take several pieces of advice from their English teacher, John Keating (Williams).
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