Experimenter
6.491
97 minutes
10/16/2015
Overview
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 List
Peter Sarsgaard
as Stanley Milgram
Winona Ryder
as Alexandra "Sasha" Milgram
Jim Gaffigan
as James McDonough
Edoardo Ballerini
as Paul Hollander
John Palladino
as John Williams
Kellan Lutz
as William Shatner
Dennis Haysbert
as Ossie Davis
Danny A. Abeckaser
as Braverman
Taryn Manning
as Mrs. Lowe
Anthony Edwards
as Miller
Lori Singer
as Florence Asch
Josh Hamilton
as Tom Shannon
Anton Yelchin
as Rensaleer
Adriana Randall
as Mrs. Stein
Donnie Keshawarz
as Bruno
Michael Siberry
as George Bellak
Ned Eisenberg
as Solomon Asch
John Leguizamo
as Taylor
Harley Ware
as Alan Elms
Jason Black
as Sasha's Suitor
Kyla Noelle
as Party Hostess
Minnie
as Elephant in the Room
Tom Farrell
as Whittaker
Xavier Fan
as Taketo Murata
Craig De Lorenzo
as Student #1
Emily Vere Nicoll
as Donna Abbott
Gary Shteyngart
as Worthheimer
Abe Altman
as Curtis
Paul Lazar
as Paul Errara
Gameela Wright
as Mrs. Greer
Pascal Yen-Pfister
as Serge Moscovici
Mark Elliot Wilson
as Mr. Abe Lincoln
Lucy Fava
as Michele Milgram
Jude Patrick White
as Marc Milgram
Emerson Rosenthal
as Maury Silver
Betty Gabriel
as Sally
Tom Bateman
as Dick Cavett
Diego Cortez
as Percy
Emily Tremaine
as Shelia Jarcho
Vondie Curtis-Hall
as Thomas Shine
Harold Takooshian
as Familiar Stranger
Jicky Schnee
as Woman in Yellow
Karl Geary
as Stephen Macht
Tom Roma
as Counterman
Emily Nicole Hansen
as Hospital Receptionist
Bay Bryan
as Harvard Student
Derek Chadwick
as Harvard Student
Adrian Centoni
as Harvard Student
Anthony Gallino
as Harvard Student
Cecelia Gray
as Harvard Student
Nina Hausner
as Harvard Student
Clara Lipfert
as Harvard Student
Natalia Miranda Guzman
as Harvard Student
Benjamin Russell
as Harvard Student
Jon Steiger
as Harvard Student
Justin Cass
as C.U.N.Y. Student
Dean David
as C.U.N.Y. Student
Aaron Dalla Villa
as C.U.N.Y. Student
Robyn Michele Frank
as C.U.N.Y. Student
Sakura Lin
as C.U.N.Y. Student
Michelle Martinez
as C.U.N.Y. Student
Martin Mundzik
as C.U.N.Y. Student
Chris Nester
as C.U.N.Y. Student
John Pinerio
as C.U.N.Y. Student
Thomas Ahlers
as Small World Problem Experimenter
Kerry Johnson
as Small World Problem Experimenter
Spencer Kennedy
as Small World Problem Experimenter
Sam Lipstyle
as Small World Problem Experimenter
Joel Milgram
as Small World Problem Experimenter
Alex Provan
as Small World Problem Experimenter
Anna Thorngate
as Small World Problem Experimenter
Dustin Yellin
as Small World Problem Experimenter
Michally Kaiyalethe Diamond
as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter
Piibe Kolka
as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter
Robert McDonough
as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter
Alexandra Milgram
as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter
Lucas K. Schlenk
as Contemporary Crowd Crystal Experimenter
Mamoudou Athie
as Crying Man (uncredited)