Films tagged with: "Research Methods"

Poster for The Stanford Prison Experiment featuring a chaotic and violent scene where several young men, dressed as prisoners and guards, are engaged in a struggle. One guard appears to punch a prisoner against a wall while others crowd around. The tagline at the bottom reads: “They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days.” The film title is printed boldly in red on a crumpled paper-textured background, and the subtitle notes it is “based on true events.” A quote above the title praises the film’s disturbing realism.
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Poster for Awakenings featuring a vast, tranquil expanse of water under a pale blue sky. In the distance, one man stands on a dock while another balances triumphantly on the surface of the water with arms raised. The tagline reads, “There is no such thing as a simple miracle.” The names Robert De Niro and Robin Williams appear at the top, with the film noted as being based on a true story.
Awakenings (1990)
Poster for The Truman Show showing a massive curved digital billboard on a skyscraper with a close-up of Jim Carrey’s character, Truman, smiling in his sleep. Above him, the word “LIVE” glows in red, and below, the day count reads “DAY 10,909.” A huge crowd fills the city square beneath, suggesting that Truman’s life is being broadcast 24/7. The tagline reads: “On the air. Unaware.”
The Truman Show (1998)
Poster for Unsane featuring Claire Foy’s face layered with a translucent second image of herself, evoking confusion and psychological instability. The image is mirrored vertically, and the tagline “Is she or isn’t she?” reinforces the film’s theme of paranoia and unreliable perception. The text appears both right-side up and upside-down, heightening the sense of disorientation.
Unsane (2018)
Poster for The Rocky Horror Picture Show featuring Tim Curry in costume as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, reclining on oversized red lips against a black background. The film’s dripping red title font and the tagline “Give Yourself Over to Absolute Pleasure” evoke its bold, campy, and transgressive cult-classic style.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Poster for Ex Machina featuring Alicia Vikander as Ava, a humanoid robot with a synthetic mesh body and human face, turning to look at the viewer against a stark black background. The tagline reads, “What happens to me if I fail your test?” hinting at the film’s themes of artificial intelligence and consciousness.
Ex Machina (2015)
Poster for A Clockwork Orange featuring Malcolm McDowell’s character, Alex, peering menacingly through a triangle while holding a knife. Below him stands a stylized, doll-like female figure. The tagline above reads: “Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven.”
A Clockwork Orange (1971)