The Experiment Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Coming from a not-well-paid job, a man participates with 25 other candidates in a prison-simulation experiment for two weeks for quick cash as advertised in a newspaper. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab, complete with cells, bars and surveillance cameras. The candidates are randomly selected to be either prisoner or guard. The experiment begins smoothly, but quickly deteriorates as the guards develop megalomaniac tendencies. Soon, quarrels arise and the wardens employ ever more drastic sanctions to confirm their authority.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Experiment.

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  Adrien Brody

  The Brutalist, Blonde

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  Elijah Wood

  The Monkey, The Toxic Avenger

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  Cam Gigandet

  Mafia Wars, Easy A

• 
  Forest Whitaker

  The King of Kings, Arrival

• 
  Maggie Grace

  ... Bay

  Lookout, The Choice

• F
  Fisher Stevens

  ... Archaleta

  In the Grey, Coup!

• C
  Clifton Collins Jr.

  ... Nix

  The Bricklayer, The Horsemen

Crew Behind the Film

The The Experiment behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Paul Scheuring last directed The Experiment. The film's writer Paul Scheuring last wrote Yucatan and The Experiment.

Director

Paul Scheuring

Screenwriter

Paul Scheuring

Producers

Marty Adelstein
Bill Johnson
Scott Nemes
Dawn Parouse
Paul Scheuring

Production Details

What we know about the The Experiment movie production.

Key Facts

• A remake of "Das Experiment".

Production Updates for The Experiment

May 2010

Completed

Changed The Experiment movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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