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Experimenter

Lists: Drama, Historical

Brief Synopsis: "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."

Overall Ranking: 1442 (Rank from 2015: # 51)


Rating:
75
Adjusted* Rating:
(lowest rating dropped)
78.75

Ratings Breakdown
(The Mixed Bag)

Buttery 20%
Regular 60%
Half-Popped 20%
Stale 0%
Burnt 0%




 


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Reviewer Rating Review
Gorgon Reviews97(full review)
skbarnes80
David Baruffi70(full review)
Bryan Lienesch68 - Stanley Milgram's findings were interesting, but you can't help but to wonder if the story of his experiments would be better told in documentary form than this overly artsy drama.
Dan O'Neill60(full review)

People Involved



  • Peter Sarsgaard (Stanley Milgram)
  • Winona Ryder (Sasha Menkin Milgram)
  • Jim Gaffigan (James McDonough)
  • Taryn Manning (Mrs. Lowe)
  • Kellan Lutz (William Shatner)
  • John Leguizamo (Taylor)
  • Anton Yelchin (Rensaleer)
  • Lori Singer (Florence Asch)
  • Dennis Haysbert (Ossie Davis)
  • Emily Tremaine ()
  • Vondie Curtis-Hall ()
  • Michael Almereyda (Director)
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