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The Experiment

The Experiment

2001 · Movie · 2h

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Synopsis

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.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.7/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes72%21%
Metacritic59/10021%
TMDB7.4/101,294 votes16%
Balasaur Score72100%

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