Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Wave end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Wave easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Wave

Name: The Wave
Genre: Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Released: 1981
Duration: 44 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Bruce Davison, Lori Lethin, John Putch, Johnny Doran, Pasha Gray

Directed by Alexander Grasshoff

Produced by TAT Communications Company

198144 min6.9 / 10

A sobering classroom experiment that exposes how ordinary people—even teenagers—can be manipulated into authoritarianism, grounded in historical parallel and moral urgency.

A teacher conducts an experiment in an American high school where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany.

Clusters

Realistic Injustice Dramas Professional Occupations Science Experiment Movies

Genres

Drama Thriller TV Movie

Keywords

Experiment Based On True Story Teacher

Questions people ask

Is The Wave sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Wave violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does The Wave end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is The Wave easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Wave scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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.

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