Experimenter

"Illusion sets the stage. Deception reveals the truth."

Oct 16 2015 PG-13 1h 38m
Biography, Drama, History

Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram designs a psychology experiment that still resonates to this day, in which people think they’re delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger strapped into a chair in another room. Despite his pleads for mercy, the majority of subjects don’t stop the experiment, administering what they think is a near-fatal electric shock, simply because they’ve been told to do so. With Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial airing in living rooms across America, Milgram strikes a nerve in popular culture and the scientific community with his exploration into people’s tendency to comply with authority. Celebrated in some circles, he is also accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster, but his wife Sasha stands by him through it all.

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Plot

Experimenter is based on the true story of famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram, who in 1961 conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey by using electric shock. We follow Milgram, from meeting his wife Sasha through his controversial experiments that sparked public outcry.

Written by

Michael Almereyda

Directed by

Michael Almereyda

Cast

Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, Jim Gaffigan

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

BB Film Productions, FJ Productions

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
Experimenter - Official Trailer
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# of Votes
20,309
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
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