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Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, and Edith Haagenrud-Sande in The Wave (2015)

Parents guide

The Wave

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for some language and disaster images

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Moderate
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    None
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

None
34 of 55 found this to have none
A man is watching a video of a woman in her underwear. Very brief and nothing explicit.
Man in the bathtub, another scene a couple are in the bathtub. Earlier in the movie the female was in the sitting down. Didn't show anything though.
Several kisses and flirting of a man and his wife

Violence & Gore

Moderate
18 of 34 found this moderate
A few moderately violent scenes including sight of a man being held underwater to stop him from attacking someone else.

Profanity

Mild
18 of 33 found this mild
4-5 uses of 'fuck'.
"shit".
"screw".
"dammit".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

None
17 of 25 found this to have none
There is drug use and drinking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
21 of 33 found this moderate
A tsunami engulfs a town. People are thrown around inside a car as the wave carries it away. Inside buildings, water chases people along corridors and into rooms.
Sight of bodies scattered around the wreckage and the discovery of a bus filled with dead bodies (including a dead child).

Certifications

  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 12Netflix self-rating
  • Canada
    • PGBritish Columbia
  • Chile
    • TE+7
  • Czech Republic
    • 15original rating
  • Denmark
    • 15Streaming rating
  • Egypt
    • RDVD rating
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics avec avertissement
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Greece
    • K-12
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Israel
    • ALL
  • Italy
    • VM14
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 12Netflix self-rating
    • 15cinema rating
  • Poland
    • 12
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Singapore
    • PG13
  • South Korea
    • 122016
  • Spain
    • 12ICAA
  • Taiwan
    • 6+
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • Rcertificate #50213
  • Ukraine
    • 16

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