Experimenter

Experimenter

97 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 16, 2015

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.

Experimenter

97 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 16, 2015

Experimenter
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers FJ Productions, BB Film Productions
Original title Experimenter
Directors Sasha Vitelli, Heather Quick, Michael Almereyda
Writers Michael Almereyda

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

Lori Singer

as Florence Asch

Josh Hamilton

as Tom Shannon

Anton Yelchin

as Rensaleer

Adriana Randall

as Mrs. Stein

Donnie Keshawarz

as Bruno

Michael Siberry

as George Bellak

Ned Eisenberg

as Solomon Asch

John Leguizamo

as Taylor

Harley Ware

as Alan Elms

Jason Black

as Sasha's Suitor

Kyla Noelle

as Party Hostess

Minnie

as Elephant in the Room

Tom Farrell

as Whittaker

Xavier Fan

as Taketo Murata

Craig De Lorenzo

as Student #1

Emily Vere Nicoll

as Donna Abbott

Gary Shteyngart

as Worthheimer

Abe Altman

as Curtis

Paul Lazar

as Paul Errara

Gameela Wright

as Mrs. Greer

Pascal Yen-Pfister

as Serge Moscovici

Mark Elliot Wilson

as Mr. Abe Lincoln

Lucy Fava

as Michele Milgram

Jude Patrick White

as Marc Milgram

Emerson Rosenthal

as Maury Silver

Betty Gabriel

as Sally

Tom Bateman

as Dick Cavett

Diego Cortez

as Percy

Emily Tremaine

as Shelia Jarcho

Vondie Curtis-Hall

as Thomas Shine

Harold Takooshian

as Familiar Stranger

Jicky Schnee

as Woman in Yellow

Karl Geary

as Stephen Macht

Tom Roma

as Counterman

Emily Nicole Hansen

as Hospital Receptionist

Bay Bryan

as Harvard Student

Derek Chadwick

as Harvard Student

Adrian Centoni

as Harvard Student

Anthony Gallino

as Harvard Student

Cecelia Gray

as Harvard Student

Nina Hausner

as Harvard Student

Clara Lipfert

as Harvard Student

Natalia Miranda Guzman

as Harvard Student

Benjamin Russell

as Harvard Student

Jon Steiger

as Harvard Student

Justin Cass

as C.U.N.Y. Student

Dean David

as C.U.N.Y. Student

Aaron Dalla Villa

as C.U.N.Y. Student

Robyn Michele Frank

as C.U.N.Y. Student

Sakura Lin

as C.U.N.Y. Student

Michelle Martinez

as C.U.N.Y. Student

Martin Mundzik

as C.U.N.Y. Student

Chris Nester

as C.U.N.Y. Student

John Pinerio

as C.U.N.Y. Student

Thomas Ahlers

as Small World Problem Experimenter

Kerry Johnson

as Small World Problem Experimenter

Spencer Kennedy

as Small World Problem Experimenter

Sam Lipstyle

as Small World Problem Experimenter

Joel Milgram

as Small World Problem Experimenter

Alex Provan

as Small World Problem Experimenter

Anna Thorngate

as Small World Problem Experimenter

Dustin Yellin

as Small World Problem Experimenter

Michally Kaiyalethe Diamond

as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter

Piibe Kolka

as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter

Robert McDonough

as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter

Alexandra Milgram

as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter

Lucas K. Schlenk

as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter

Mamoudou Athie

as Crying Man (uncredited)