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The Wave
Film
Film2008
The Wave
Directed by Dennis Gansel
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. From TMDB
72 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 26, 2026 · last updated Oct 26, 2026 · How this works
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The Wave is a 2008 drama thriller film, directed by Dennis Gansel, starring Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau and Max Riemelt.
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60 of 72 · most liked firstI thought the movie THE WAVE was compelling when I first heard of it, because it was like, “hey, fascism can happen here”. But THE WAVE took the position that Nazism bribed people with things and got buy-in that way. Whereas it turns out it’s just that 40% of people are monsters animated by hate
negative · AI labelView post →A photo taken this past November on an extremely windy day at The Wave. Photographed on Fuji Provia 100f 8x10 film with my Chamonix Alpinist X and a Fujinon C 450mm lens.
neutral · AI labelView post →This movie never gets old, especially in light of current events! How to nazi, the Wave - a recipe on how to build a cult The Wave - Based on a real Social experiment - basically how to create a Cult - if you want to see how they do it? #DemVoice1 youtu.be/_cWxLNENgMc
positive · AI labelView post →Good morning friends and happy #LetterboxdFriday! An interesting week; Lenore & The Wave are the sort of unpolished gems I love to find. Alpha made Josh go "wow" and I got a giggle out of Marple turning up in a Poirot movie! #LastFourWatched #Actionsky #horrorsky #whodunnit
positive · AI labelView post →Thrilled to see the video I researched, wrote and narrated for @criterion.bsky.social's NOUVELLE VAGUE 4K praised by Richard Linklater in an interview with @thefilmstage.com's Nick Newman. "Within the Wave" is a dossier of less-familiar New Wave figures in the film. thefilmstage.com/a-little-con...
neutral · AI labelView post →I found this part of The Wave very fascinating, like a molten portal to another dimension in a cheesy sci-fi movie. Nikon D750, 14-24 mm lens at 14mm, f11, ISO100, 1/125 second, -2 exposure compensation
neutral · AI labelView post →the phenomena was well depicted in the movie THE WAVE en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wav...
neutral · AI labelView post →oh so this is a fun artifact of digital video streaming: one of my fave movies is The Wave, a 2015 norwegian film about an earthquake in a fjord that causes a tsunami. It's very good and i watch it in norwegian with subtitles. Except the version available on Amazon now only has spanish audio?
positive · AI labelView post →did you ever see a TV movie/book called "the Wave" in the 80s? because wow.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm not sure how many people remember the made for TV movie The Wave. Anyway, this is the reveal at the end, when the high school kids learn who the until-then unnamed "great leader" they've fallen for really is. The lesson they learn is how easy it is to get seduced by hate. Only it scares them.
neutral · AI labelView post →7/20 Films that influenced me in some way and always stayed with me. ‘The Wave’ directed by Denis Gansel. (Can’t recommend this film enough. It will change you.)
positive · AI labelView post →if you haven't see the 2015 film, THE WAVE (norwegian title: BØLGEN), you should. It's a damn great action film.
positive · AI labelView post →nothing could top "The Wave of Jennifers" that were born in the wake of Love Story (the book and the movie)
neutral · AI labelView post →We are living out the movie The Wave. Our 2 party system has made people more concerned with their team and winning "the game" than actual human life. The fascists are winning because they are willing to cheat--and proud of it.
neutral · AI labelView post →there's a 2015 Norwegian film called Bolgen (The Wave) about a tsunami in a fjord caused by an avalanche. decent film, and at first I thought the premise was absurd. but after watching it, I always wondered about a possibility that I'd never considered. wild that this really happened.
positive · AI labelView post →I guess they don't show kids The Wave (*1981 film) at high school anymore huh? *I see there is maybe a 2008 version maybe?
neutral · AI labelView post →The Wave comes crashing onto UK digital 21 September, courtesy of Miracle Media. Click on the link below to read our review. mybloodyreviews.com/the-wave-201...
neutral · AI labelView post →Scuze me?! JUSTIN LONG & TOMMY FUCKIN FLANAGAN in a psychedelic, mind-melt-movie? #TheWave #FilmSky #ScifiSky #JustinLong #TommyFlanagan youtu.be/Oy3dmLVN7RM?...
neutral · AI labelView post →I recommend watching a 1981 movie called The Wave (it’s short and available on YouTube). I had to watch it in either high school or college and it explains a lot about how people were manipulated in Germany and it applies to the US today.
positive · AI labelView post →Just watch "The Wave" ("Die Welle") movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Speaking of 🇳🇴 Norway 🇳🇴, were probably sleepy so let’s get our adrenaline up by watching the trailer for the climate change action movie 🎥 ‘The Wave’ m.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIO...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sorry for the lack of activity here, I've been busy with my master's in film scoring! Here's a cue that I finished today, performed by the European Recording Orchestra. I only composed the music in this video. The sound design is by The Wave Shop, and the film is Ratatouille.
neutral · AI labelView post →And watch the movie THE WAVE. A 1981 movie were I teacher tries to explain to his students how it came to the Holocaust.
neutral · AI labelView post →Even before the Tracy Arm tsunami last year, we'd considered screening the Norwegian feature film, The Wave (2015), as a sort of PSA. Perhaps we'll re-visit that idea.
neutral · AI labelView post →It is. I honestly never thought I'd watch a reenactment of my own history. Book & movie 'The Wave' were frightening enough. Thank you for your analysis & views! This is really interesting (& quite humbling how little we know even of our immediate neighbours...& how little is reported in our media)
positive · AI labelView post →Yes, and ooh this reminds me that I recently watched a 1981 TV movie called The Wave about the 1967 experiment by a high school teacher, who created a little fascist-like cult in a week's time. I watched a documentary on it as well on youtube. It really happened. #hatm www.imdb.com/title/tt0083...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight feels like a good night for a rewatch of “The Wave.” If you want a tense, emotional nail-biter of a movie, check it out. #MovieSky #ScriptSky
positive · AI labelView post →The Wave, The Quake and The Burning Sea are a fairly unknown Norwegian disaster movie trilogy and they're all great. Featuring many of the same characters, good fun.
positive · AI labelView post →The fourth annual Virginia Queer Film Festival opens Friday at The Wave on Colley Avenue and continues with screenings and panel discussions Saturday and Sunday at Old Dominion University's Theatre.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hardly any, during my school years. The only one I can remember was the 1981 The Wave film, as part of citizenship classes.
neutral · AI labelView post →Peeps watch, the film The,Wave..
neutral · AI labelView post →You should watch the movie "the Wave". Anyone should. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wav...
positive · AI labelView post →Like a Fritz Lang film Im defence of Cov , the new waterpark 'The Wave' is ace www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr-c...
neutral · AI labelView post →I know at least one. 😄 Personally I liked the norwegian film The Wave which I do recommend.
positive · AI labelView post →Maya and the Wave has one of the year's best film posters.
neutral · AI labelView post →> The Wave 7/10 It fits really well with the state of the world right now. Throughout the whole movie you can see how easy it is to manipulate people into a hive mind.
positive · AI labelView post →If you watch and enjoy this, then also seek out The Wave (2008) 📽️, another German film about an idealistic teacher who's good intentions have extremely severe repurcussions inside & outside of the schoolgates. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FYD...
neutral · AI labelView post →I just figured something out... If you play a smooth jazz station like 94.7 The Wave, and you squint your eyes just so, you can pretend you're in an '80s movie and the New York City streets are slick with rain and Melanie Griffith is your friend who just showed up in a suit with shoulder pads.
neutral · AI labelView post →In high school, we watched a movie called “The Wave” and that helped it make sense.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh hey, did you know that there's a movie about fascism named The Wave? Hint: The followers of "the Wave" aren't the anti-fascists...
neutral · AI labelView post →6th grade social studies. And then we watched The Wave en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wav...
neutral · AI labelView post →NEWS: Watch an New Clip from Norwegian Action-Adventure Sequel "Troll 2" - Coming to Netflix This Year Back in 2022 Netflix released "Troll" from internationally acclaimed director Roar Uthaug ("Tomb Raider", "The Wave") and we can now share details of ... Click below to read in full:
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes, our knowledge makes a great difference to how we view things. Has anyone ever made a film which captures the sense of hope which these far right parties seem to give? I think maybe The Wave (Die Welle, not the feeble US attempt) comes closest.
positive · AI labelView post →13 October 2019: Sci-fi thriller ‘The Wave’, directed by Gille Klabin, premiered at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Hollywood. Rotten Tomatoes score: 68% Letterboxd score: 3.1 (62%) #FilmSky #TodayAtTheMovies
neutral · AI labelView post →It reminded me of the Norwegian gorge tsunami film ‘The Wave’ in the most horrible way
neutral · AI labelView post →Pokemon Movie 8: Mew and the Wave Hero: Lucario (Rewatch) I now remember this movie was likely a factor in why I thought Lucario was super cool way back when. Another fun adventure, though there's not much else to say. However, the fuckass Regi noises were great to hear again after all this time.
neutral · AI labelView post →Way back when, there was a cautionary movie for Americans called "the Wave". At the time I went to high school, it was part of the curriculum along with a discussion afterwards. Pretty sure a lot of my classmates failed to remember the message :( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wav...
neutral · AI labelView post →There is already The Wave, a Norwegian film along a similar theme. But yes, would be fun if my book was optioned!
neutral · AI labelView post →That reminds me of The Wave. Didn't read it but had to watch the movie version in class. Everyone should have to.
positive · AI labelView post →NEWS: Here's the Official Trailer for Norwegian Action-Adventure Sequel "Troll 2" at Netflix - Coming Soon Back in 2022 Netflix released "Troll" from internationally acclaimed director Roar Uthaug ("Tomb Raider", "The Wave") and we can now share the off... Click below to read in full:
neutral · AI labelView post →Not that it matters*, but I feel like the director of TROLL (2022) may have seen TROLL 2 (1990). For example: he made this in 1993. *I also like director Roar Uthaug’s TOMB RAIDER and was mostly into his 2015 disaster movie THE WAVE. Still need to see his well-liked thriller COLD PREY (2006)
neutral · AI labelView post →Has anyone seen the old movie The Wave from 1981. ICE i very similar. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wav...
neutral · AI labelView post →Since January 20th, I have been following the disturbing news from the US. People sent to prisons abroad without due process and no more DEI. In highschool in the eighties I once watched a movie 'The Wave'. This looks the same and it scares me!
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking forward to Sean Penn playing him in the HBO 2026 midterm movie. Workshopping some titles. Right now I like “Catch The Wave” A look at the unlikeliest winners in 2026. FYI Ojeda’s kinda nutty…like a few of these new members. @aiannucci.bsky.social needs to get on this!
unlabelledView post →watching 2025’s THE WAVE (LA OLA) and seeing there was criticism of it being too blunt but there’s deep value in a polemic in the present day imo (cw SA if you look the movie up)
positive · AI labelView post →Did anyone else ever have to watch the TV movie The Wave in high school?
neutral · AI labelView post →I’d probably give “The Wave” a flat-out 5/5 if the film hadn’t lost me in a couple of places. It really was just that fun and funny and such a wild ride. If you’re like me and somehow missed this one, I definitely recommend checking it out.
positive · AI labelView post →Oh ive seen this. It's the ending of the movie The Wave where the teacher calls off his fascist experiment.
neutral · AI labelView post →Vance Calls El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in No-Holds-Barred Michigan Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u... Vance is like the character "Robert Billings" in the 1981 made for TV movie The Wave.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oof I've been watching the videos coming out of the Nepal-Tibet border and it's rough 🥲 a lot of those people didn't stand a chance 😞 I know it's not exactly equivalent but it reminds me of "The Wave" (2015 movie), similar causes as both are essentially caused by giant chunks of earth/ice falling
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