20 movies like Oleanna, ordered by similarity : Burning Sands(2017), Submission(2017), The Rules of Attraction(2002), Corporate(2017), The Sterling Chase(1999), A Single Man(2009), Still Alice(2014), Step Up 3(2010), Disgrace(2008), Happiness(1998), The Great Debaters(2007), The Human Stain(2003) ...
Drama
UK|USA
1994
89 Minutes
professor college student intense melodramatic profound dark office college hallway sexual harassment accusations feminism gender roles battle of sexes narcissism rivalry fall transformation 1990s
When a student visits her professor to discuss how she failed his course, the discussion takes an awkward turn.
Drama
USA
2017
96 Minutes
Trevor Jackson Alfre Woodard Steve Harris Tosin Cole DeRon Horton Trevante Rhodes Serayah Imani Hakim Octavius J. Johnson Rotimi Nafessa Williams
black student college student frat boy college dean professor bleak chilling dark gripping fast food restaurant car apartment college fraternity house oppression fraternity college humiliation escape fall
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Stanley Tucci Addison Timlin Kyra Sedgwick Janeane Garofalo Ritchie Coster Colby Minifie Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly Malika Samuel David Pittu Juan Castano Wali Collins
college professor college student colleague wife literary agent mother brooding engaging intense passionate sultry melodramatic houston college student-teacher relationship ethics college life writing obsession infidelity
A well-respected professor who is a celebrated novelist and loving husband loses himself when he becomes obsessed with an ambitious and talented student.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2002
110 Minutes
James Van Der Beek Ian Somerhalder Shannyn Sossamon Jessica Biel Kip Pardue Thomas Ian Nicholas Kate Bosworth Fred Savage Eric Stoltz Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Faye Dunaway
college student drug dealer ex-girlfriend womanizer younger brother love interest dark amusing disturbing melodramatic new hampshire camden college dormitory party bar campus sex drugs music friendship
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
95 Minutes
Céline Sallette Lambert Wilson Stéphane de Groodt Violaine Fumeau Alice De Lencquesaing Camille Japy Hyam Zaytoun Arnaud Bedouet Charlie Anson Pierre-Loup Silhol Xavier De Guillebon
manager business woman suicide suicidal person bully colleague engaging melodramatic emotional gripping intense bleak office building office work office politics corporate office life happiness bullying change
Emilie, one of the Human Resources Managers at the Esen multinational, has recently been chosen by her superior Stéphane Froncart for her elegant ruthlessness. She indeed has the ability to... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1999
92 Minutes
Andrea Ferrell John Livingston Irene Ng Jack Noseworthy Devon Odessa Sean Patrick Thomas Nicholle Tom Alanna Ubach
lesbian feminist college student girlfriend black student classmate emotional melodramatic college fraternity house ambition graduation race relations college competition life lessons love growing up pursuit 1990s
Three college students compete for an award that will determine their future.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2009
99 Minutes
Colin Firth Julianne Moore Nicholas Hoult Matthew Goode Jon Kortajarena Paulette Lamori Ryan Simpkins Ginnifer Goodwin Teddy Sears Aaron Sanders Lee Pace
professor homosexual lover student friend male prostitute brooding emotional profound cheeky suburb house college beach gas station suicide grief friendship homosexuality teaching
An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.
Drama
USA|UK|France
2014
97 Minutes
Julianne Moore Richard Glatzer Alec Baldwin Kristen Stewart Kate Bosworth Hunter Parrish Erin Darke Victoria Cartagena Shane McRae Stephen Kunken Seth Gilliam
professor linguist daughter son doctor somber brooding emotional doctor's office family home office college alzheimer's disease illness dementia mother/child relationship discovery transformation fall 2010s
A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Romance, Drama
USA
2010
106 Minutes
Rick Malambri Adam G. Sevani Sharni Vinson Alyson Stoner Harry Shum Jr. Keith Stallworth Kendra Andrews Stephen "tWitch" Boss Joe Slaughter LaJon "Lil Duda" Dantzler
college student dancer sister love interest foster mother hip-hop dancer uplifting emotional tense creative spectacular new york city college street warehouse dance club stage showdown college friendship
A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown.
Drama
Australia|South Africa
2008
118 Minutes
John Malkovich Jessica Haines Eriq Ebouaney Fiona Press Antoinette Engel Natalie Becker Antonio Fisher David Dennis
professor daughter farmer worker black man rapist disturbing intense passionate countryside cape town, south africa farm college apartheid race relations scandal rape father/daughter relationship identity fall
After having an affair with a student, a Cape Town professor moves to the Eastern Cape, where he gets caught up in a mess of post-apartheid politics.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
139 Minutes
Jane Adams Dylan Baker Lara Flynn Boyle Ben Gazzara Jared Harris Philip Seymour Hoffman Jon Lovitz Marla Maples Cynthia Stevenson Elizabeth Ashley Louise Lasser
musician writer wife psychiatrist young boy neighbor dark disturbing shocking raw amusing new jersey suburbia doctor's office apartment family dysfunction mental illness loneliness sex child abuse
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Drama
USA
2007
127 Minutes
Denzel Washington Forest Whitaker Nate Parker Jurnee Smollett-Bell Denzel Whitaker Jermaine Williams Gina Ravera John Heard Kimberly Elise Devyn Tyler Trenton McClain Boyd
professor scholar college student child prodigy uplifting inspiring positive texas college harvard university college racism discrimination debate student-teacher relationship rise quest 1930s
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Drama
Germany|Ireland|USA
2003
106 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Nicole Kidman Ed Harris Gary Sinise Wentworth Miller Jacinda Barrett Harry Lennix Clark Gregg Anna Deavere Smith Lizan Mitchell Kerry Washington
professor writer janitor husband wife brooding melodramatic passionate small town new england lake cabin college dark secrets race academia writing may-december romance identity fall
When a disgraced former college dean has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark, twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking fact about his own life that he has kept secret for fifty years.
Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Japan|USA
2006
126 Minutes
Tatsuya Fujiwara Ken'ichi Matsuyama Asaka Seto Erika Toda Shunji Fujimura
detective college student murderer brutal disturbing dark japan college black magic investigation morality murder temptation transformation rivalry 2000s
Picking up where the first one leaves off, Light joins the task force searching for Kira in an effort to avert suspicion from himself---and get rid of L.
Crime, Drama
USA
2011
103 Minutes
Woody Harrelson Ben Foster Anne Heche Ice Cube Brie Larson Cynthia Nixon Sigourney Weaver Robert Wisdom Robin Wright Steve Buscemi Jon Bernthal
police officer district attorney ex-wife daughter defense attorney internal affairs officer brash intense profound los angeles police station family home nightclub law enforcement police brutality scandal corruption mental breakdown fall transformation
Set in 1999 Los Angeles, veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, works to take care of his family, and struggles for his own survival.
Action, Crime, Drama
India
1991
136 Minutes
Dharmendra Govinda Anita Raj Hemant Birje Parijat Sonika Gill
police officer police detective wife son brother gripping intense emotional heartwarming sad india house college police station molestation police work investigation rise fall rivalry
After his transfer from Delhi, Inspector Arjun Singh lives in Bombay along with his wife, Anita, school-going son, Munna; and a younger collegian brother, Ajit. Arjun is disappointed with ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2010
155 Minutes
Ajay Devgn Akshaye Khanna Bipasha Basu Paresh Rawal Reema Sen Amita Pathak
minister student friend police officers gripping intense powerful sad emotional india house college hospital police station murder suicide police work class conflict class distinctions rise
The Central Bureau of Investigation deputes two officers to investigate the disappearance of three medical students, which they believe to be an incident of 'honour killing' in a small, closed community.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
2016
139 Minutes
Sonakshi Sinha Konkona Sen Sharma Amit Sadh Anurag Kashyap Ankita Karan Patel Urmila Mahanta
young woman father mother college student police officer thrilling intense gripping inspiring powerful india city house bungalow village college accident changed priorities false accusations corrupt police
A college student (Sonakshi Sinha) single-handedly takes on four corrupt police officers in a bid to prove her innocence.
Drama
USA
2007
92 Minutes
Robert Redford Meryl Streep Tom Cruise Derek Luke Michael Peña Andrew Garfield Peter Berg Kevin Dunn
college student college professor journalist senator lieutenant soldier gripping emotional fascinating college fraternity house government offices household military base afghanistan education military service inspiration politics war in afghanistan
Injuries sustained by two Army rangers behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor.
Comedy, Drama
2017
101 Minutes
Bruno Ganz Hildegard Schmahl Sylvester Groth Evgenia Dodina Alexander Fehling Natalia Belitski
grandfather stalinist nazi politician brooding profound intense intricate quirky melodramatic east germany berlin russia stalinism birthdays political activism propaganda alcoholism occupation escape
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
78 Minutes
John Barrymore Bebe Daniels Doris Kenyon Isabel Jewell Melvyn Douglas Onslow Stevens Thelma Todd Clara Langsner
attorney rival wife lover secretary emotional dark family home new york city law office social standing infidelity scandal dark secrets class distinctions jewish identity fall transformation discovery 1930s
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.