Quick Info
- Year
- 2008
- Director
- Dennis Gansel
- Duration
- 107 min
- Language
- DE
- Country
- DE
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Box Office
- $32M
External Ratings
IMDb7.5
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes75%
📺 Where to Watch
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The Wave
Our Rating
7.6/10
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7.3/10
7.1/10
Overview
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.
Rating Breakdown
Story
7.6
Acting
7.7
Direction
7.5
Cinematography
7.3
Music
7.1
✓Pros
- Exceptional dramatic depth
- Outstanding performances
- Emotionally powerful story
✕Cons
- Slow pacing in some scenes
- Requires close attention
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