Watch this when
Experimenter
65% of people kept pressing the button. Would you? ⚡
Who it's for
If you've ever been disturbed by how easily people go along with something wrong, or quietly wondered what you'd have done, this film turns that unease into something you can think about.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Experimenter (also titled Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story) is Michael Almereyda's 2015 drama about psychologist Stanley Milgram (Peter Sarsgaard) and his 1961 obedience experiments at Yale, in which volunteers were told to give increasingly strong electric shocks to a stranger (in reality an actor receiving no shocks).
Where to find it
Released by Magnolia Pictures; available to rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Distress in shock experiments.
Age: PG-13 (US, per RogerEbert.com); 12A (UK, BBFC)
