
Movies that feel likeThe Wave (2008)
If you loved The Wave, the closest films we have are We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), A Wednesday! (2008) and A Hijacking (2012). All three share The Wave's contemplative and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Tunnel (2016).
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If The Wave hit the spot, these will too

Common ground: violence in schools

Contemplative where it counts, tense underneath

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Both lean on tension more than on thriller

Tense thriller in both cases
The difference: Easier on the stillness than The Wave

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Both play drama straight


Drama approached the same way

Cut from the same thriller cloth

The drama is handled with the same confidence

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