The Wave

Movie • 2008 • Drama  

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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.
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Does the dog die?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is there body horror?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Swine_Brothers
Not really abusive but Tim's parents are shown to be the opposite of loving and very coldhearted towards him
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Abandonment
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MarinaGe
No child is abandoned by any type of guardian. But it's mentioned that a character's parents don't care about their teenager child.
It is also mentioned that one character doesn't have a functioning family like another character, but it's not explained how this is meant.
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Is a child abused?
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MarinaGe
There is no child abuse in this movie!
There are scenes where it is mentioned that the parents of a character don't care about them and a character saying that they don't have a family like another character (it is left unclear what exactly is meant by that).
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MarinaGe
There is no domestic violence mentioned or shown.
However, there is a scene towards the end of the movie where a main character and his wife have an argument. They yell at each other and he grabs her arm (not forcefully, he just wants her to listen). There is NO physical violence during this argument.
During another scene, a character slaps his girlfriend. She is bleeding and obviously emotionally hurt. The character feels extremely guilty about his actions and this was in no way meant to happen. (I'm voting No, in my opinion there is no domestic violence. But there are tense scenes, as described here. So be aware if that is a problem for you.)
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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MarinaGe
There are scenes where characters trade Marijuana and smoke cigarettes. Several younger children (around 11/12 years old) are seen smoking cigarettes as well.
There are also scenes where characters drink a lot of alcohol and are visibly drunk.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Bodily Harm
Is someone burned alive?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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There is a scene during the game in the swimming pool where two guys fight underwater. Not sure if that counts but they are underwater for a while.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is someone tortured?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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MarinaGe
No one falls to their death.
There is a scene where a character climbs a building and it is stated that this is dangerous (he could fall and would die) but he is completely fine.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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MarinaGe
There are several characters kissing each other and being romantic in other ways. Most of these characters are teenagers, but likely still minors. But all of these romantic interactions only happen with consent.
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Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Death
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MarinaGe
[Spoiler ahead]
During the climax of the movie one of the characters kills himself with a weapon and shots another character who survives.
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Does someone die?
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MarinaGe
A main character kills himself with a gun during the climax of the movie.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Fear
Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Gross
Is someone eaten?
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Does someone vomit?
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venus.theplanet_
a party scene in the start, just skip this scene, its not important
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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MarinaGe
During the climax of the movie a main character kills himself with a gun.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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MarinaGe
A big part of the movie has some form of flashing lights. There are also several scenes where the camera images change very quickly. This comes with some flashing lights as well.
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Prejudice
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MarinaGe
There is no antisemitism.
The whole movie is about a social experiment that shows how easy it is to start an autocratic group. Many members of said group, The Wave, start to discriminate people outside of The Wave. But there is no discrimination against Jewish people.
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Does the black guy die first?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Is there hate speech?
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Sex
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MarinaGe
Many characters kiss each other and some are seen before likely making out.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there bestiality?
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Are there fat suits?
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Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a car crash?
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MarinaGe
There is a car crash in a video game but it is really quick, probably 1 second.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Is there gun violence?
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