20 movies like The Great Debaters, ordered by similarity : Burning Sands(2017), The Express(2008), Submission(2017), My All American(2015), Step Up 3(2010), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar(1992), Brad's Status(2017), Lions for Lambs(2007), The Sterling Chase(1999), Over the Goal(1937), Wonder Boys(2000), Almost Adults(2016) ...
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
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.
Biography, Drama
USA|Germany
2008
129 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Rob Brown Clancy Brown Omar Benson Miller Charles S. Dutton Darrin Dewitt Henson Nelsan Ellis Nicole Beharie
college student football player coach teammate uplifting engaging new york state college football field football college civil rights racism heisman trophy sports transformation quest 1950s
A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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.
Biography, Drama
USA
2015
118 Minutes
Aaron Eckhart Finn Wittrock Robin Tunney Sarah Bolger Michael Reilly Burke Rett Terrell Juston Street
football coach football player college student college president teammate family member confident gripping emotional texas football field dorm locker room classroom college campus football college determination challenge teamwork
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
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
India
1992
174 Minutes
Aamir Khan Mamik Kulbhushan Kharbanda Ayesha Jhulka Pooja Bedi Deepak Tijori
student rich kid college student brother athlete competitor engaging lighthearted heartwarming amusing playful college competition fighting winning bollywood sports adventure growing up pursuit
A rich brat and a poor chap try to woo a girl, with their rivalry culminating in the most prestigious college event - the marathon cycle race.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
102 Minutes
Ben Stiller Michael Sheen Jenna Fischer Luke Wilson Jemaine Clement Austin Abrams Shazi Raja Mike White Kenny Wong
father high-school student wife college buddy dean emotional endearing heartwarming inspiring house car college harvard university restaurant hotel room midlife crisis college admission family ties career vs. family growing up
A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life's choices.
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.
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.
Drama
USA
1937
63 Minutes
football player football coach college sweetheart roommate lawyer police officer rousing suspenseful confident college campus stadium football field jail football college athletics friendship college life responsibility gambling sports
Injured Carlton College quarterback Ken Thomas makes a promise to his girlfriend that he won't play again. Then, when she relents, crooks hoping to make money from the big game, kidnap him.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK|Japan
2000
112 Minutes
Michael Douglas Tobey Maguire Frances McDormand Robert Downey Jr. Katie Holmes Richard Thomas Rip Torn Philip Bosco Jane Adams Richard Knox Michael Cavaias
professor college student editor university president charming touching moving college pittsburgh writer's block infidelity midlife crisis aging teaching quest growing up 2000s
An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada
2016
90 Minutes
Elise Bauman Natasha Negovanlis Winny Clarke Justin Gerhard Delphine Roussel Christina Song David John Phillips Meredith Heinrich Mark Matechuk Daryl Marks Pujaa Pandey
best friend lesbian boyfriend love interest professor family member confident cheeky cool college classroom apartment store party campus college sexual identity lesbianism dating friendship
A film about growing apart when growing up. Two best friends relationship strains when one deals with her newfound sexuality and the other with breaking up with her long term boyfriend.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
100 Minutes
Rosario Dawson Chad Faust Marcus Patrick Scott Bailey Alexie Gilmore Spencer Grammer Wilson Jermaine Heredia James O'Toole Scott Porter
college student graduate student rapist retail manager professor accomplice bleak brooding emotional apartment fraternity house college clothing store classroom college life rape rape aftermath change of lifestyle mental breakdown retribution
A college co-ed is brutally raped and struggles alone to rebuild her life.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
88 Minutes
Jonathan Groff Denis O'Hare Corey Stoll Dean Stockwell Casey Wilson Troian Bellisario Dale Dickey Louis Hobson Eloy Mendez Sean Ghazi Dana Millican
gay man college dropout young man amusing moving emotional witty united states oregon college apple orchard church sexual awakening sexual identity sexual orientation college faith religion change life lessons
A cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
70 Minutes
John Barrymore Peter Holden Virginia Weidler Donald MacBride William Demarest Katharine Alexander Bennie Bartlett Brandon Tynan Elisabeth Risdon Granville Bates Luis Alberni
professor daughter son teacher mayor political boss engaging bleak heartwarming uplifting small town college household office family political corruption education small-town life self-esteem transformation
In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book-to-bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman and his children, who know him for what ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1977
101 Minutes
Peter Fox Gregory Harrison Scott Newman Charles Gary Allison Nancy Morgan Wendy Phillips Robert Emhardt Robert Matthews Bernard Kantor Cliff Robertson Scott Brown
pledge frat boy girlfriend teacher uneasy disheartening college fraternity house classroom college hazing fraternity accidental death underdog growing up quest 1950s
Story of an upper class college in the early '50s and how a "harmless" hazing resulted in a student's death.
Drama
USA
1921
78 Minutes
Philip Hubbard Margaret McWade Claire Windsor Louis Calhern Marie Walcamp
professor wife librarian student reverend neighbor bleak inspiring touching house college poverty illness theft young love class struggle sacrifice underdog escape 1920s
The Professor dispenses the wisdom of the ages and does not make a living wage. The sons of the rich and powerful are students lacking any motivation. The next door neighbor of the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Joan Crawford Robert Young Frank Lovejoy Eve Arden Janice Rule Lurene Tuttle Howard St. John Ellen Corby Morgan Farley Virginia Gibson John Qualen
congresswoman secretary college president photographer daughter old flame confident lighthearted amusing washington, d.c. college office dormitory auditorium college life romantic dilemma values father/daughter relationship power struggle unrequited love
Congresswoman Agatha Reed returns to her alma mater for commencement, although she's more interested in renewing her romance with an old flame who's now the college president. Their ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Jack Oakie George Murphy Linda Darnell Walter Brennan Milton Berle Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek Ruth Donnelly
gangster professor college president college student football player daughter amusing lighthearted tender college household football field classroom kidnapping final exams student-teacher relationship college athletics football sports betting rise
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited.
Comedy
USA
1933
75 Minutes
football player college student football coach wife college president husband rousing inspiring emotional university football field household classroom restaurant ethics college athletics college life marital problems infidelity football
Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.