# Experimenter (2015)

> A formally playful biographical drama probes why ordinary people obey authority through Stanley Milgram’s controversial 1961 experiments.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/191510

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Michael Almereyda
- Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, Jim Gaffigan, Edoardo Ballerini, John Palladino, Kellan Lutz, Dennis Haysbert, Danny A. Abeckaser
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3726704/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: cerebral, unsettling, restrained, reflective evening, history film night

## Synopsis

A groundbreaking exploration of human behavior and the limits of obedience.

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