7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Experiment (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
Overview
20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Overview
20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a progressive critique of systemic power abuse and the dehumanizing effects of institutional authority, demonstrating how ordinary individuals can become oppressors or victims within a flawed system.
The film features a predominantly white, male cast, consistent with its German setting and the historical context of the experiment it depicts. Its narrative explores themes of power dynamics and human psychology without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'The Experiment' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely dedicated to exploring the psychological effects and power dynamics within a simulated prison environment, with no elements related to sexual orientation or gender identity.
The film "The Experiment" (2001) focuses on a psychological study involving prisoners and guards, exploring themes of power dynamics and human behavior under duress. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, thus the portrayal is not applicable to this film.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is based on the Stanford Prison Experiment and a novel, both of which feature male participants and researchers. The movie maintains male characters in these core roles, with no established male characters portrayed as female, or vice-versa.
The film's characters are original to the source novel "Black Box." There is no prior canonical, historical, or widely established racial depiction for these specific fictional characters that the 2001 film could have altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.4
Critic Ratings
7.2
5.9
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