Experimenter
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 97 min · ★ 6.5 · 83% critics
In the early 1960s, a Yale psychology professor runs a famous study that explores how far ordinary people will go when told to obey authority. As the results draw attention, the research sparks praise, criticism, and debate about ethics, while his personal life continues in the background.
Also known as The Experimenter: The Milgam Project · Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-10-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (487 votes)
About
You may like Experimenter if you enjoy thoughtful true stories about psychology and are patient with a slow, unusual style; Not for you if you want a fast-moving drama or straightforward storytelling, though you might also appreciate Origin or You Don't Know Jack.
Pros: fascinating premise; thoughtful ideas; strong lead performance | Cons: slow pacing; dry tone; uneven style
Themes
- experiment
- psychology
- controversy
- biography
- breaking the fourth wall
Cast & crew
Peter Sarsgaard
as Stanley Milgram
Winona Ryder
as Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram
Jim Gaffigan
as James McDonough
Edoardo Ballerini
as Paul Hollander
John Palladino
as John Williams
Kellan Lutz
as William Shatner
Dennis Haysbert
as Ossie Davis
Danny A. Abeckaser
as Braverman
Taryn Manning
as Mrs. Lowe
Anthony Edwards
as Miller
Directed by Michael Almereyda