The Great Movie Experiment

Peter Weir

4 Movies in the Top 1000

Rank Title For Against Haven't Seen Aggregate
36 The Truman Show 485 176 82 73%
150 Dead Poets Society 378 236 155 61%
340 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 302 312 168 49%
599 Witness 228 222 324 50%

2 Movies in Up & Coming

Rank Title Up Down Score
427 The Mosquito Coast Vote Up for The Mosquito Coast  Vote Down for The Mosquito Coast  0
735 Fearless Vote Up for Fearless  Vote Down for Fearless  -1

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Top Ranked Peter Weir Movies

The Truman Show Ranked 36 in the Top 1000

The Truman Show Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is the star of "The Truman Show," a 24-hour-a-day cultural TV phenomenon that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. When Truman discovers by happenstance that his life is a sham for public consumption, he makes a desperate esca ...
Dead Poets Society Ranked 150 in the Top 1000

Dead Poets Society John Keating (Robin Williams) is an unconventional English teacher who lives by a simple motto: Seize the day! Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard) is a prep school student who dreams of being an actor but lives in fear of his imperious father, who wants to see him matriculated into Harvard's medical sc ...
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Ranked 340 in the Top 1000

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Based on the novels by Patrick O'Brian, this dramatic thriller pits "Lucky" Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe), captain of the HMS Surprise, and his crew against a privateer equipped with better weapons. This Oscar-winning adventure co-stars Paul Bettany (as ship doctor Stephen Maturin), Billy Boyd and Jam ...