The Student

The Student

Directed by Steven R. Monroe

Produced by The Cartel

201790 min5.6 / 10

A tense psychological thriller about power, ambition, and moral compromise set within the confined world of a law school, where a teacher's ethical stand triggers a student's ruthless retaliation.

After leading a jury to wrongly sentence a man, Abigail enters her new teaching job at the law school with a newfound commitment to ethics. When she takes over her new class, it includes Vincent, an intensely ambitious student who will do anything for an A. When Abigail fails him for academic dishonesty, Vincent threatens that he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. As Vincent's devious plot begins to unravel, she must take her life into her own hands, or Vincent will take it himself.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Student scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does The Student end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Student easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Student violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Student sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Student

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Student

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Student, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Student, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Student, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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