Is the movie The Wave available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

As the Stream Tracker team, we take a look at Dennis Gansel’s 2008 film The Wave (Die Welle) and where you can stream it today. Inspired by a real classroom experiment, the film follows a well-meaning teacher whose demonstration about autocracy mutates into a disciplined movement of uniforms, salutes and strict rhythm — a chilling study of how easily a group can be manipulated. The Wave drew strong critical attention and picked up awards and nominations in Germany. Below we'll check whether The Wave is currently available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or Apple TV+ and how to watch it legally.

Synopsis

A civics teacher, frustrated that his students find revisiting Nazism tedious and insist that an authoritarian regime could never take hold in present-day Germany, stages a classroom experiment to prove how effortlessly a crowd can be led and conform to authoritarian patterns.

Release date

2008

Duration

1h 47min

Rating

Director

Dennis Gansel

Country

Allemagne

Genre(s)

Drame, Thriller

Cast

Jürgen Vogel Frederick Lau Max Riemelt Jennifer Ulrich Christiane Paul Elyas M'Barek Cristina do Rego