Movies Like The Oak (1992)

The Oak is a 1992 comedy, drama film from Lucian Pintilie with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu and Amerikatsi.

Comedy Drama

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu

2010

The three-hour-long documentary covers 25 years in the life of Nicolae Ceaușescu and was made using 1,000 hours of original footage from the National Archives of Romania.

7.7

MagicScore

Amerikatsi

2022

In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard.

7.1

MagicScore

The Joke

1969

In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.

6.4

MagicScore

Camera Buff

1979

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

7.5

MagicScore

Waves

2024

At the end of the 1960s, when the air is filled with rock-and-roll and student rebellions are changing the world, the older of two brothers joins a prestigious newsroom of the public radio broadcaster. Not long after, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conflict between journalists and the secret service.

7.4

MagicScore

Yellow Earth

1984

A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust…

7.2

MagicScore

The Seduction of Mimi

1972

Voting against the Mafia in what he thinks is a secret ballot costs Sicilian laborer Mimi his livelihood. He leaves his wife, flees to Turin and romances a Communist organizer – but he just can’t shake the Mafia. When they lure Mimi back to Sicily with a better job, he must keep his lover – and love child – under wraps. That’s when his wife announces she’s pregnant.

7.1

MagicScore

A World Apart

1988

A White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist parents, and she must piece together what's happening around her when her father disappears one night, barely evading arrest, and, not long after, her mother is detained by the authorities. Some of Molly's White friends turn against her, and her family's friendships with Blacks take on new meaning. Relationships are fragile in the world of apartheid. How will she manage?

6.3

MagicScore

Thattathin Marayathu

2012

Vinod is madly in love with a Muslim girl, Aisha. Aisha, who gradually falls in love with Vinod, is disappointed to see their difference in religion acting as a barrier in their marriage plans.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

Asphalt Tango

1996

A desperate husband chases a bus full of beautiful women headed for Paris, France.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

You Are So Beautiful

2005

Aymé Pigrenet, a recently widowed farmer, is eager to find a new wife to help him run his farm. Desperate, he seeks the aid of a local matchmaker who suggest that he go to Romania to find a new wife. There he meets Elena.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

My Giant

1998

Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.

5.3

MagicScore

#13

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015

It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time.

8.0

MagicScore

#14

MAS*H

1970

The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Ghost Town

2008

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Uncle Marin, the Billionaire

1979

At a swanky hotel in a Black Sea resort, Gogu, one of the hotel employees, meets his uncle Marin, an Oltenian peasant who has come to visit. Gogu says he can sneak Marin into the hotel, as one of the rooms is empty awaiting the arrival of an American billionaire, Mr. Juvett. Marin is amazed by the revealing clothing worn by women at the resort, while the hotel guests are fascinated by his quaint peasant costume. In the hotel room, Marin is perplexed by the various gadgets. Meanwhile, the gangsters learn that Juvett has arrived at the hotel. Juvett is the father of the kidnapped girl, and is coming to pass over a million dollar ransom. A rival gang, who know about the kidnapping, plan to take the ransom for themselves. They follow Marin, believing him to be Juvett.

8.0

MagicScore

#17

Excision

2012

An outcast teenager, Pauline, practices surgical skills and harbors increasingly violent psychosexual fantasies.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

The Crazy Stranger

1998

A man is looking for a singer he had heard on cassette. He finds much more.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

Aferim!

2015

Set in early 19th century Wallachia, Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.

7.3

MagicScore

#20

Fjord

2026

Hoping to rebuild their lives following a family tragedy, a Romanian couple and their children relocate to a remote Norwegian village, but their fragile fresh start begins to unravel when their young daughter arrives at school covered in bruises.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Oak?

The top films similar to The Oak by MovieMagicScore are The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (7.7), Amerikatsi (7.1), The Joke (6.4). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Oak worth watching?

The Oak holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 45 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Oak?

The Oak (1992) is a comedy, drama film directed by Lucian Pintilie, starring Maia Morgenstern, Răzvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Oak?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Oak

This ranked list pairs The Oak (1992), a comedy and drama film from Lucian Pintilie, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Maia Morgenstern take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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Movies Like The Oak (1992)

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu

Amerikatsi

The Joke

Camera Buff

Waves

Yellow Earth

The Seduction of Mimi

A World Apart

Thattathin Marayathu

Asphalt Tango

You Are So Beautiful

My Giant

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

M*A*S*H

Ghost Town

Uncle Marin, the Billionaire

Excision

The Crazy Stranger

Aferim!

Fjord

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