Yes. More frightening than 82% 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.

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 74% 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 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.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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
Released: 2008
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Christiane Paul

Their teacher became their leader. His students became his soldiers.

Directed by Dennis Gansel

Produced by Rat Pack Filmproduktion, B.A. Produktion

2008107 min7.5 / 10

A chilling classroom experiment that spirals into authoritarianism, exploring how easily democratic societies can slip into fascism through manipulation and groupthink.

A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.

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Is The Wave scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Wave sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Wave easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Wave end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Wave violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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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