The Wave
2008 · 107 min · Director: Dennis Gansel
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
High school teacher, Rainer Wenger, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more invested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves?
Emotional fingerprint
The Wave (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 27 % | 13 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 31 % | 18 % | 9 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 24 % | 16 % | 6 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 30 % | 21 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 36 % | 30 % | 21 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 34 % | 25 % | 19 % | 6 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Curiosity | 35 % | 26 % | 21 % | 8 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 40 % | 33 % | 26 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 41 % | 34 % | 28 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Disturbing | 45 % | 40 % | 31 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 56 % | 54 % | 41 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 54 % | 46 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Empathy | 49 % | 36 % | 35 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Empathy | 46 % | 30 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 59 % | 49 % | 45 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 69 % | 63 % | 57 % | 33 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 65 % | 64 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 83 % | 78 % | 74 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Tension | 92 % | 90 % | 82 % | 40 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Bomber
Mona
Kaschi
Ferdi
Maja
Miri
Dominik
Bommel
Maxwell
Details
- Directed by
- Dennis Gansel
- Written by
- Dennis Gansel, Ron Jones, Johnny Dawkins, Ron Birnbach, Peter Thorwarth
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Country
- Germany, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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