Yes. More violent than 80% 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 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.

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. 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: Action, Thriller, Drama
Released: 2015
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith Haagenrud-Sande, Fridtjov Såheim

It was only a matter of time.

Directed by Roar Uthaug

Produced by Fantefilm, Film i Väst

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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Is The Wave violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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 64% of films.
Is The Wave scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Wave sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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