The Experiment

20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

Cast

Adrien Brody

as Travis

Cam Gigandet

as Chase

Forest Whitaker

as Barris

Maggie Grace

as Kelly

Clifton Collins Jr.

as Nix

Fisher Stevens

as Archaleta

Damien Leake

as Govenor

Ethan Cohn

as Benji

Travis Fimmel

as Helweg

David Banner

as Bosch

Reviews

LastCaress1972

Decent enough if unremarkable English-language take on Oliver Hirschbiegels superior Das Experiment, which itself was adapted from a novel (Black Box) which was inspired by a real experiment carried out at Stanford University in 1971. It was funded by the US Navy, and it was abandoned after only six...

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