Experimenter

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Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram designs a psychology experiment that still resonates to this day, in which people think they’re delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger strapped into a chair in another room. Despite his pleads for mercy, the majority of subjects don’t stop the experiment, administering what they think is a near-fatal electric shock, simply because they’ve been told to do so. With Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial airing in living rooms across America, Milgram strikes a nerve in popular culture and the scientific community with his exploration into people’s tendency to comply with authority. Celebrated in some circles, he is also accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster, but his wife Sasha stands by him through it all.

Cast

P Peter SarsgaardStanley Milgram W Winona RyderAlexandra "Sasha" Milgram J Jim GaffiganJames McDonough E Edoardo BalleriniPaul Hollander J John PalladinoJohn Williams K Kellan LutzWilliam Shatner D Dennis HaysbertOssie Davis D Danny A. AbeckaserBraverman T Taryn ManningMrs. Lowe A Anthony EdwardsMiller L Lori SingerFlorence Asch J Josh HamiltonTom Shannon

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A Anton YelchinRensaleer A Adriana RandallMrs. Stein D Donnie KeshawarzBruno M Michael SiberryGeorge Bellak N Ned EisenbergSolomon Asch J John LeguizamoTaylor H Harley WareAlan Elms J Jason BlackSasha's Suitor K Kyla NoelleParty Hostess M MinnieElephant in the Room T Tom FarrellWhittaker X Xavier FanTaketo Murata C Craig De LorenzoStudent #1 E Emily Vere NicollDonna Abbott G Gary ShteyngartWorthheimer A Abe AltmanCurtis P Paul LazarPaul Errara G Gameela WrightMrs. Greer P Pascal Yen-PfisterSerge Moscovici M Mark Elliot WilsonMr. Abe Lincoln L Lucy FavaMichele Milgram J Jude Patrick WhiteMarc Milgram E Emerson RosenthalMaury Silver B Betty GabrielSally T Tom BatemanDick Cavett D Diego CortezPercy E Emily TremaineShelia Jarcho V Vondie Curtis-HallThomas Shine H Harold TakooshianFamiliar Stranger J Jicky SchneeWoman in Yellow K Karl GearyStephen Macht T Tom RomaCounterman E Emily Nicole HansenHospital Receptionist B Bay BryanHarvard Student D Derek ChadwickHarvard Student A Adrian CentoniHarvard Student A Anthony GallinoHarvard Student C Cecelia GrayHarvard Student N Nina HausnerHarvard Student C Clara LipfertHarvard Student N Natalia Miranda GuzmanHarvard Student B Benjamin RussellHarvard Student J Jon SteigerHarvard Student J Justin CassC.U.N.Y. Student D Dean DavidC.U.N.Y. Student A Aaron Dalla VillaC.U.N.Y. Student R Robyn Michele FrankC.U.N.Y. Student S Sakura LinC.U.N.Y. Student M Michelle MartinezC.U.N.Y. Student M Martin MundzikC.U.N.Y. Student C Chris NesterC.U.N.Y. Student J John PinerioC.U.N.Y. Student T Thomas AhlersSmall World Problem Experimenter K Kerry JohnsonSmall World Problem Experimenter S Spencer KennedySmall World Problem Experimenter S Sam LipstyleSmall World Problem Experimenter J Joel MilgramSmall World Problem Experimenter A Alex ProvanSmall World Problem Experimenter A Anna ThorngateSmall World Problem Experimenter D Dustin YellinSmall World Problem Experimenter M Michally Kaiyalethe DiamondContemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter P Piibe KolkaContemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter R Robert McDonoughContemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter A Alexandra MilgramContemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter L Lucas K. SchlenkContemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter M Mamoudou AthieCrying Man (uncredited)