Experimenter (2015)

In 1961 at Yale University, Stanley Milgram introduces an influential psychology study that remains pertinent today. Participants are led to believe they are inflicting painful electric shocks on a friendly individual in a distant room. Despite the victim's pleas for mercy, the majority of volunteers continue the experiment, administering what they assume to be a potentially fatal shock simply due to obedience to instructions. Against the backdrop of the televised trial of Nazi official Adolf Eichmann captivating American households, Milgram's research strikes a chord in both popular culture and the scientific realm as he delves into humanity's inclination towards compliance with authority. While some laud him for his work, others condemn him as a deceitful and controlling figure. Throughout the controversy, Milgram's wife Sasha remains steadfast in her support.