The Experiment is a 2010 American thriller film directed by Paul Scheuring and starring Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker and Maggie Grace, about an experiment which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment in 1971. The film is a remake of the 2001 German film Das Experiment, which was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. When the film was still shooting, the United States distribution rights were acquired by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group, which released the film straight-to-video in the United States on September 21, 2010 through its Stage 6 Films label. 23 men are chosen... to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study led by a Dr Archaleta , for which each participant is to receive $14,000 after two weeks. Included is Travis and Michael Barris , who meet at the introduction of the study. Travis has just lost his part time job and is a peace protester who wants to travel to India with his girlfriend Bay , whereas Barris is a 42-year-old who lives alone with a domineering mother, who has made him join the experiment to raise money for her hip operation.
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| Release date: | July 15, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Paul Scheuring |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 169 Minutes |
| Producer: | Marty Adelstein, Scott Nemes, Dawn Parouse, Maggie Monteith, Jeanette Buerling, Paul Scheuring, Bill Johnson |
| Editor: | Peter S. Elliot |
| Music by: | Graeme Revell |
| Cinematography: | Amy Vincent |
| Screenplay by: | Paul Scheuring |
| Adapted from: | Das Experiment |
| Genre: | Thriller |