Fresh
The movie's central premise -- is well supported in a film whose strength is in its close-ups on characters and its ability to put the viewer in the cell with them.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
The Experiment
You are invited to participate
2001 · 2h · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
The Experiment
Overview
20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
Director and cast
- Oliver Hirschbiegel Director
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Tarek Fahd, Häftling Nr. 77
- Christian Berkel as Steinhoff, Häftling Nr. 38
- Oliver Stokowski as Schütte, Häftling Nr. 82
- Justus von Dohnányi as Berus
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Joe, Häftling Nr. 69
- Maren Eggert as Dora
- Stephan Szasz as Häftling Nr. 53
- Edgar Selge as Professor Dr. Klaus Thon
- Polat Dal Cast
- Andrea Sawatzki Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Probably it's more action film than anything else, but has enough insight to be of interest to serious filmgoers.
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail
Fresh
What impressed me is how effective the movie was, even though the outcome is a foregone conclusion.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
An R-rated version of Survivor, Big Brother or any number of reality-TV shows that present voyeurism as entertainment and exploitation as insight.
Loren King, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Das Experiment may make an obvious point, but it's still a relevant one.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
More films
The Experiment (2010)
Drama · Thriller · R
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Director
- Paul T. Scheuring
- Cast
- Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Forest Whitaker
IMDb
6.4
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.0
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.4
Locomotion (1975)
Documentary · N/A
Collage film about the history of trains set to music.
- Runtime
- 16m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.2
Shell Spirit (1963)
N/A
Directed by Geoffrey Jones.
- Runtime
- 2m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
6.8
Comments
Talk about the film with other members