The Experiment (2010)

Directed by

Paul Scheuring

Genre

drama film, prison film, psychological experiment, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 1,327 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of volunteers take part in a psychological study where some play prisoners and others play guards. The situation quickly spirals into abuse and cruelty as the participants become consumed by their roles.

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What happens

The Experiment is a 2010 American drama thriller film directed by Paul T. Scheuring and starring Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins Jr., and Maggie Grace, about an experiment which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment in 1971. The film is a remake of the 2001 German film Das Experiment, which was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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