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6.5/10 • 457

2015-10-161h 37m

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Illusion sets the stage. Deception reveals the truth.

Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram designs a psychology experiment that still resonates to this day, in which people think they’re delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger strapped into a chair in another room. Despite his pleads for mercy, the majority of subjects don’t stop the experiment, administering what they think is a near-fatal electric shock, simply because they’ve been told to do so. With Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial airing in living rooms across America, Milgram strikes a nerve in popular culture and the scientific community with his exploration into people’s tendency to comply with authority. Celebrated in some circles, he is also accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster, but his wife Sasha stands by him through it all.

Directors
Michael Almereyda
Writters
Michael Almereyda
Editors
Michael Almereyda, Kathryn J. Schubert

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  1. Peter Sarsgaard

    Peter Sarsgaard

    Stanley Milgram

  2. Winona Ryder

    Winona Ryder

    Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram

  3. Jim Gaffigan

    Jim Gaffigan

    James McDonough

  4. Edoardo Ballerini

    Edoardo Ballerini

    Paul Hollander

  5. John Palladino

    John Palladino

    John Williams

  6. Kellan Lutz

    Kellan Lutz

    William Shatner

  7. Dennis Haysbert

    Dennis Haysbert

    Ossie Davis

  8. Danny A. Abeckaser

    Danny A. Abeckaser

    Braverman

  9. Taryn Manning

    Taryn Manning

    Mrs. Lowe

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Reno

May 23, 2016

6/10

A tale of the man who gave a breakthrough in the human psychology.
A movie about the experiments on the human behaviour and for us, there's nothing in it but to study those characters along. This is more a documentary than the cheerful characters and the story with a twist. So forget it if you are looking for an entertainment film. Based on the true story of an American social psychologist Stanley Milgram. The film narrates the story of his controversial experiments and personal life that takes us back to the 60s. Not all the discoveries were accepted in its first revelation. Sometimes it takes time to realise its benefits like perhaps this one. The film was boring because it was a drama about an important turning point in the human psychology. So all the major parts of the story were just talking and it never required physical stretch from its characters like running and chasing around. If you're interested in psychology and its related stuffs, then you might like it. Besides, the romance was a small part of what the film was focused on as its title mentioned. It does not mean I dislike it for not enjoying. In fact, I would have rated it better only if it was a documentary film. But still I'm happy with the product. Overall a decent film with the decent performances. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$224,145.00
Keywords
experimentpsychologycontroversybiographybreaking the fourth wall