# The Experiment (2010)

> An unemployed pacifist enters a paid prison simulation and confronts the terrifying corruption of authority when assigned roles become real.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28397

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama
- Director: Paul T. Scheuring
- Cast: Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Clifton Collins Jr., Fisher Stevens, Damien Leake, Ethan Cohn
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997152/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: oppressive, disturbing, paranoid, intense thriller night, social psychology viewing

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