Todd Anderson and his friends can hardly believe how their lives changed since their new English professor, John Keating, challenged them. As Keating turns the boys on to the power of words, they also begin to discover the importance of making each moment count. Until the fragile universe he has built for them begins, gradually, to implode...
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to make their lives extraordinary. Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society - a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the great words of Byron, Shelley and Keats, they discover not only the beauty of language but the importance of making every moment count.