The Experiment

For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.

The Experiment is a 2001 drama thriller movie directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Wotan Wilke Möhring. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 98,880 votes and runs 2h .