Movies Like The Piano Teacher

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

1995·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Michael Haneke

2 shared crewBoth star Udo Samel & Georg FriedrichDir. Michael Haneke

Caché

2005·1h 58m·★ 7.3·Michael Haneke

2 shared crewDir. Michael HanekeDP: Christian Berger

Happy End

2017·1h 50m·★ 6.6·Michael Haneke

2 shared crewDir. Michael HanekeDP: Christian Berger

Amour

2012·2h 7m·★ 7.9·Michael Haneke

Themes: piano lessons, music teacherDir. Michael HanekeStarring Isabelle Huppert

The White Ribbon

2009·2h 24m·★ 7.8·Michael Haneke

2 shared crewDir. Michael HanekeDP: Christian Berger

Benny's Video

1992·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Michael Haneke

2 shared crewDir. Michael HanekeDP: Christian Berger

Lolita

1997·2h 17m·★ 6.8·Adrian Lyne

Themes: voyeurism, desire, teacherFans also likedDrama & Romance

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

2022·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Sophie Hyde

Themes: sexual repression, older woman younger man relationshipFans also likedRomance & Drama

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015·2h 5m·★ 4.2·Sam Taylor-Johnson

Themes: perversion, bdsmFans also likedDrama & Romance

Secretary

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.9·Steven Shainberg

Themes: cutting, fetish, bdsmRomance & Drama

Notes on a Scandal

2006·1h 32m·★ 7.4·Richard Eyre

Themes: teacher, lonelinessFans also likedDrama & Romance

The Key

1983·1h 50m·★ 5.4·Tinto Brass

Themes: perversion, desireDrama & Romance

Whiplash

2014·1h 47m·★ 8.5·Damien Chazelle

Themes: conservatory, music teacher

Turning Red

2022·1h 40m·★ 6.9·Domee Shi

Themes: domineering mother, concert, female protagonist

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013·2h 4m·★ 6.6·Lars von Trier

Themes: masochism, bdsm, loneliness

Babygirl

2024·1h 55m·★ 5.7·Halina Reijn

4 shared themes: age-gap relationship, kink, power dynamics...

The Seventh Continent

1989·1h 47m·★ 7.6·Michael Haneke

Both star Georg Friedrich & Udo SamelDir. Michael Haneke

9 Songs

2004·1h 10m·★ 4.7·Michael Winterbottom

Themes: desire, concertDrama & Romance

Smile 2

2024·2h 7m·★ 6.7·Parker Finn

Themes: self-harm, concert

The Pianist

2002·2h 30m·★ 8.5·Roman Polanski

Themes: pianist, concert

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