The Wave
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.
At a glance
Countries
Germany
Ratings
TMDB users
7.5/10
3,597 votes
IMDb
7.6/10
Users
Critics
67%Rotten Tomatoes
Rating consensus
73/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes
Warm reception overall — weighted ~73/100 across 3 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Jürgen Vogel
Rainer Wenger
Frederick Lau
Tim
Max Riemelt
Marco
Jennifer Ulrich
Karo
Christiane Paul
Anke Wenger
Elyas M'Barek
Sinan
Cristina do Rego
Lisa
Jacob Matschenz
Dennis
Maximilian Vollmar
Bomber
Tim Oliver Schultz
Jens
Amelie Kiefer
Mona
Max Mauff
Kevin
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The Wave (2008)
Dennis Gansel
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