The Experiment (2001)
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · 120 min · Drama, Thriller
42.3 TOPICAL score · #2,492 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Experiment (2001, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel) has a TOPICAL score of 42.3 - ranked 2,492 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 72% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 59. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (1,283 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.
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- Critics72% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 59
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (1,283 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 31 languages
- Still read5,147 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justus von Dohnányi, Maren Eggert