Synopsis
In 1961, social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted the “obedience experiments” at Yale University. The experiments observed the responses of ordinary people asked to send harmful electrical shocks to a stranger. Despite pleadings from the person they were shocking, 65 percent of subjects obeyed commands from a lab-coated authority figure to deliver potentially fatal currents. With Adolf Eichmann’s trial airing in living rooms across America, Milgram’s Kafkaesque results hit a nerve, and he was accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster.
Metrics
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) | 10,490 | $155,575 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) | 8,900 | $83,673 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,401-13,500) | 13,433 | $239,248 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) | 3,499 | $155,575 |
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | October 16th, 2015 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures |
International Releases: | November 20th, 2015 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 11th, 2015 (Wide), released as Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story (Australia) March 31st, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands) August 5th, 2016 (Wide), released as Experimenter: Stanley Milgram, O Psicólogo Que Abalou a América (Portugal) August 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain) ... Show all releases |
Video Release: | January 5th, 2016 by Magnolia Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 or thematic material and brief strong language. (Rating bulletin 2391, 9/16/2015) |
Running Time: | 98 minutes |
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Keywords: | Biography, Human Experimentation, Social Sciences, 1960s, Breaking the Fourth Wall |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production Companies: | B B Film Productions, F J Productions, Intrinsinc Value Films, Jeff Rice Films, 2B Pictures, Marzipan Entertainment, Magnolia Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States |