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The Experiment (2010)

★ 6.4 · 1,308 ratings on TMDB

They never imagined it would go this far

The Experiment poster★ 6.4

20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

DirectorPaul T. Scheuring
CastAdrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins Jr., Damien Leake, David Banner, Ethan Cohn
GenresDrama, Thriller
The emergence reading

The Experiment keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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