Movies like The Wave

The Wave (2008) is a thriller movie directed by Dennis Gansel. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
★ 6.8 · 1,730 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
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2. Equilibrium (2002)
★ 7.1 · 5,268 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Movies like Equilibrium →
3. RoboCop (1987)
★ 7.4 · 6,013 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
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4. Predestination (2014)
★ 7.4 · 7,410 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
Movies like Predestination →
5. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
★ 6.7 · 10,385 votes · Thriller, Mystery
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.
Movies like The Da Vinci Code →
6. V for Vendetta (2006)
★ 7.9 · 16,056 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
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7. One Eight Seven (1997)
★ 6.7 · 674 votes · Drama, Thriller
When a Brooklyn high school student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor Garfield, Garfield feels threatened. The principal dismisses the incident, but the same student stabs Trevor soon after. Fifteen months later, a physically and emotionally scarred Trevor relocates to California and takes up substitute teaching. To his dismay, his new school is as full of dangerously undisciplined students as his old one—including four Latin Americans and a European American claiming membership in tagging gang K.O.S. (Kappin' Off Suckers)—driving him over the edge.
Movies like One Eight Seven →
8. Toy Soldiers (1991)
★ 6.5 · 399 votes · Action, Adventure, Thriller
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.
Movies like Toy Soldiers →
9. Sin City (2005)
★ 7.5 · 9,141 votes · Crime, Thriller
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
Movies like Sin City →
10. The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
★ 6.8 · 1,018 votes · Thriller, Drama, History
In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true story.
Movies like The Stanford Prison Experiment →
11. The Running Man (2025)
★ 6.7 · 2,052 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.
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Movies like The Wave

The Wave (2008) is a thriller movie directed by Dennis Gansel. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
★ 6.8 · 1,730 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
Movies like Nineteen Eighty-Four →
2. Equilibrium (2002)
★ 7.1 · 5,268 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Movies like Equilibrium →
3. RoboCop (1987)
★ 7.4 · 6,013 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
Movies like RoboCop →
4. Predestination (2014)
★ 7.4 · 7,410 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
Movies like Predestination →
5. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
★ 6.7 · 10,385 votes · Thriller, Mystery
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.
Movies like The Da Vinci Code →
6. V for Vendetta (2006)
★ 7.9 · 16,056 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Movies like V for Vendetta →
7. One Eight Seven (1997)
★ 6.7 · 674 votes · Drama, Thriller
When a Brooklyn high school student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor Garfield, Garfield feels threatened. The principal dismisses the incident, but the same student stabs Trevor soon after. Fifteen months later, a physically and emotionally scarred Trevor relocates to California and takes up substitute teaching. To his dismay, his new school is as full of dangerously undisciplined students as his old one—including four Latin Americans and a European American claiming membership in tagging gang K.O.S. (Kappin' Off Suckers)—driving him over the edge.
Movies like One Eight Seven →
8. Toy Soldiers (1991)
★ 6.5 · 399 votes · Action, Adventure, Thriller
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.
Movies like Toy Soldiers →
9. Sin City (2005)
★ 7.5 · 9,141 votes · Crime, Thriller
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
Movies like Sin City →
10. The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
★ 6.8 · 1,018 votes · Thriller, Drama, History
In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true story.
Movies like The Stanford Prison Experiment →
11. The Running Man (2025)
★ 6.7 · 2,052 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.
Movies like The Running Man →

1. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

2. Equilibrium (2002)

3. RoboCop (1987)

4. Predestination (2014)

5. The Da Vinci Code (2006)

6. V for Vendetta (2006)

7. One Eight Seven (1997)

8. Toy Soldiers (1991)

9. Sin City (2005)

10. The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

11. The Running Man (2025)

Related lists

1. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

2. Equilibrium (2002)

3. RoboCop (1987)

4. Predestination (2014)

5. The Da Vinci Code (2006)

6. V for Vendetta (2006)

7. One Eight Seven (1997)

8. Toy Soldiers (1991)

9. Sin City (2005)

10. The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

11. The Running Man (2025)

Related lists