Experimenter (2015)

Directed by

Michael Almereyda

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 491 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows social psychologist Stanley Milgram in 1961 as he designs and conducts his famous obedience experiments. It shows how he tests people's willingness to follow authority figures even when it means harming others.

methodicalcerebraltenseprovocativerestrainedsomberreflectivedetached

What happens

Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story also known as the Experimenter, is a 2015 American biographical drama film written, directed and co-produced by Michael Almereyda. It depicts the Milgram experiment in 1961 by social psychologist Stanley Milgram. The film, co-produced by and starring Danny A. Abeckaser, also stars Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, Jim Gaffigan, Kellan Lutz, Dennis Haysbert, Anthony Edwards, Lori Singer, Josh Hamilton, Anton Yelchin, John Leguizamo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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