The Experiment

The Experiment

R2010Drama • Thriller
Synopsis
Unemployed Travis (Adrien Brody) enrolls in a psychological role-playing experiment, where participants assume the identities of inmates and prison guards in an empty jail, with the promise of a $1,000-a-day reward. Another participant, Barris (Forest Whitaker), embraces his correctional officer role with a vengeance, and before long, the prisoners find themselves at the mercy of their keepers. All the test subjects discover how easily violence and cruelty can manifest itself in human behavior.
Cast
Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Cam Gigandet, Travis Fimmel, Clifton Collins Jr., Ethan Cohn, Fisher Stevens, Jason Lew, Damien Leake, Maggie Grace
Rating
RAdult Situations, Adult Language, Nudity, Graphic Violence, Rape
Genres
Drama, Thriller

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