Oleanna is a 1994 drama film written and directed by David Mamet based on his 1992 play and starring William H. Macy and Debra Eisenstadt.

Although John initially appears insensitive to Carol's concerns, he tells her he "likes her" and agrees to give her an "A" grade if she'll return to his office to discuss the material.

"[5] He added the film never makes it past "the archetypal stage", and that "if Mamet was trying to give equal weight to Carol and John--to the male and female psyche--then he didn’t study his movie-in-progress carefully enough.

"[5] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave a positive review, lauding its "incendiary writing and the potent performances" as "a brilliant dare.

"[6] Caryn James of The New York Times wrote that, although Mamet's play might have felt incendiary when it debuted in the aftermath of the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings, it falls flat on film.

Mr. Mamet has loaded the drama so that she cannot be right, a dramatic strategy that shifts the focus away from the slippery he said-she said of sexual harassment and toward Carol's underwritten state of mind.

In his review of the film, Ebert expressed his feelings about the original play: William H. Macy was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.