Experimenter

Poster for Experimenter, featuring Peter Sarsgaard as Stanley Milgram standing confidently in a grey suit and tie, and Winona Ryder seated beside an electric shock generator panel, referencing the famous obedience experiments. The tagline reads: “Illusion sets the stage. Deception reveals the truth.”

Director: Michael Almereyda

Lead Actors: Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, Jim Gaffigan

Release Year: 2015

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3726704/

Podcast Episode: Episode 065: Milgram’s Conclusions on Obedience are Shocking! Experimenter (2015) with Sophie Halliday

Psychology Concepts: conformity, ethics, experimental design, Historical Psychology, measurement, obedience, Research Methods, social influence, social learning, Social Psychology

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