The Wave

The Wave

It was only a matter of time.

2015105 min6.7 / 10

A tense, visceral disaster thriller centered on survival against an unstoppable natural force, grounded in geological realism and family peril.

Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.

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