Movies like The Wave

Key Features:: Social experiment, Authoritarianism, Group dynamics, Manipulation, Ideology, Conformity, Loss of individuality, High school setting, Teacher-student relationship, Historical context, Political commentary, Cult of personality, Violence-moderate
Tone:: serious, dramatic
Target Audience:: Drama enthusiasts, Thought-provoking cinema lovers, Social commentary seekers, Psychological thriller fans
Emotional Arc:: Curiosity → Enthusiasm → Disillusionment

The Wave

2008-03-13

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.

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Cast

Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Christiane Paul, Elyas M, Cristina do Rego, Jacob Matschenz, Maximilian Vollmar, Tim Oliver Schultz

Crew

Peter Thorwarth, Dennis Gansel, Dennis Gansel

Rating

★7.485(3491 votes)