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Overall Rank: 5792

Average Rating: 2.6/4

# of Ratings: 47

Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2010

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 09/21/2010

Language: English

Genre: Drama, Thriller

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Paul Scheuring

Actors: Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Grace, Forest Whitaker, Clifton Collins Jr., Fisher Stevens

Plot: In a psychological experiment a group of men are assigned as either prisoners or guards. The two-week experiment begins to spiral out of control as power and fear take over. -- Chris Kavan

Daniel Corleone - wrote on 06/29/2012

Dr Archaleta (Fisher Stevens) tries to select people to be in an experiment for $14,000. The experiment stops when violence is committed (though several cases of violence were shown and no red light). A pair of distinct individuals share a conversation namely Travis (Adrien Brody) and Michael Barris (Forest Whitaker). The light plot, lackluster ending and some ludicrous scenes were evident (namely the act of violent caught by the camera's and yet without stopping). Performances from Whitaker and Brody were captivating while the camera work excellent. The Experiment is a distinct thriller which tests one's capacity to abuse power, loose your morals in typical situations and be violent when necessary.

tecnoandre - wrote on 12/04/2011

An absolute extreme and tense movie.Directed by Paul Scheuring and starring Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker 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.Great and genius performance by Forrest Withaker.

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Yojimbo - wrote on 06/26/2012

A group of volunteers with no history of violence or criminality are arbitrarily assigned the roles of prisoners and guards in a psychological experiment that spirals dangerously out of control. A remake of a German film, the most shocking aspect of The Experiment is the fact that it actually happened. Essentially showing how the civilised veneer of the human race can be so easily stripped away, these ordinary decent people become savage and twisted in a frighteningly short space of time when their only source of consequence to their actions is a faceless, anonymous but amoral authority figure. The director places the audience firmly in the place of the observer which detaches you somewhat from the situation and removes some of its intensity, but thanks to great performances from Forest …