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Dominican Rep. The Experiment
27,969
Drama. Mystery
The movie is based on the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab, complete with cells, bars and surveillance cameras. For two weeks 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards. The 'prisoners' are locked up and have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the 'guards' are told simply to retain order without using physical violence. Everybody is free to quit at ... [+]
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"It's hypnotic, a slick and well-told story that's all the more haunting because it's finally empty." | POS |
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The Washington Post | "A harrowing study of the corrosive effects of absolute power." | POS |
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"An R-rated version of Survivor, Big Brother or any number of reality-TV shows that present voyeurism as entertainment and exploitation as insight." | NEG |
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"This deftly crafted film provokes the kind of creeping horror that Lord of the Flies memorably nailed." | POS |
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"A disturbing film that forces moviegoers to ask: 'What would I do in a similar situation?'" | POS |
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"Rigid, airless, and browbeatingly repetitive, Das Experiment is an overly didactic piece of thesis hectoring" | NEU |
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