Is The Experiment scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Experiment violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Experiment easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Experiment end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Experiment sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Experiment

Name: The Experiment
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2001
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justus von Dohnányi, Maren Eggert, Edgar Selge

You are invited to participate

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

Produced by Fanes Film, Typhoon Film

2001120 min7.4 / 10

A dark, intellectually rigorous thriller that uses a prison experiment to expose how authority and dehumanization corrupt ordinary people, escalating from game to brutality.

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.

Questions people ask

Is The Experiment scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The Experiment violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Experiment easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Experiment end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Experiment sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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