Experimenter
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.
- Tagline
- “Illusion sets the stage. Deception reveals the truth.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Michael Almereyda
- Original Language
- EN
Peter SarsgaardStanley Milgram
Winona RyderAlexandra "Sasha" Milgram
Jim GaffiganJames McDonough
Edoardo BalleriniPaul Hollander
John PalladinoJohn Williams
Kellan LutzWilliam Shatner
Dennis HaysbertOssie Davis
Danny A. AbeckaserBraverman
Taryn ManningMrs. Lowe
Anthony EdwardsMiller
- What is Experimenter about?
- 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.
- Who directed Experimenter?
- Experimenter was directed by Michael Almereyda.
- When was Experimenter released?
- Experimenter was released on October 16, 2015.
- How long is Experimenter?
- Experimenter has a runtime of 1h 37m.
- Where can I track Experimenter?
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