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Experimenter

2015 · 97 min · Director: Michael Almereyda ★ IMDb 6.6 · 21,055 ratings

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Experimenter is based on the true story of famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram, who in 1961 conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey by using electric shock. We follow Milgram, from meeting his wife Sasha through his controversial experiments that sparked public outcry.

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Emotional fingerprint

Experimenter (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, History, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Curiosity
Disturbing
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 63 %, then dips around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityDisturbingTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity45 %47 %20 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity53 %40 %35 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension64 %36 %51 %60 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension60 %44 %49 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity53 %50 %45 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension57 %49 %54 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Disturbing60 %48 %55 %48 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity54 %49 %44 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity50 %50 %36 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity49 %49 %34 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity45 %48 %31 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity53 %44 %43 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Disturbing65 %44 %59 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity55 %50 %43 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity40 %45 %16 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Sadness38 %36 %13 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Curiosity44 %39 %25 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Tension59 %38 %35 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Sadness64 %31 %30 %36 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Hope57 %33 %28 %22 %
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Jim Gaffigan

James McDonough

EB
Edoardo Ballerini

Paul Hollander

JP
John Palladino

John Williams

Kellan Lutz

William Shatner

Dennis Haysbert

Ossie Davis

DA
Danny A. Abeckaser

Braverman

Taryn Manning

Mrs. Lowe

LS
Lori Singer

Florence Asch

Josh Hamilton

Tom Shannon

Anton Yelchin

Rensaleer

AR
Adriana Randall

Mrs. Stein

MS
Michael Siberry

George Bellak

Ned Eisenberg

Solomon Asch

HW
Harley Ware

Alan Elms

JB
Jason Black

Sasha's Suitor

Details

Directed by
Michael Almereyda
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 21,055 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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