Experimenter (2015)

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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.

• Released: 2015-10-16
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 498 votes

Directed by Michael Almereyda.

Top cast

• Peter Sarsgaard as Stanley Milgram
• Winona Ryder as Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram
• Jim Gaffigan as James McDonough
• Edoardo Ballerini as Paul Hollander
• John Palladino as John Williams
• Kellan Lutz as William Shatner
• Dennis Haysbert as Ossie Davis
• Danny A. Abeckaser as Braverman
• Taryn Manning as Mrs. Lowe
• Anthony Edwards as Miller

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Where to watch Experimenter

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, DistroTV, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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