Movies and TvShows featuring "social-experiment" theme.
After a mysterious leader imposes his law in a brutal system of vertical cells, a new arrival battles against a dubious food distribution method.
In a vertical prison called 'the pit,' Goreng and Trimagasi must survive with limited food and navigate a system of inequality and violence. As they descend through the levels, they encounter cannibalism, despair, and solidarity. The film explores themes of social hierarchy, survival, and human nature.
Emma and Matt Willis host a social experiment where British singles look for love and get engaged before meeting in person. But who will say "I do"?
Love Is Blind is a reality TV show where singles look for love and get engaged without ever seeing the other person. They then have to build a connection and decide whether to get married or break up based solely on their emotional connection.
In the near future, society has achieved immortality through a miracle cure that stops the aging process. However, a series of mysterious suicides raises questions about the ethics of eternal life. A police detective is assigned to investigate the suicides and soon discovers a terrorist group that seeks to bring an end to immortality. As she delves deeper into the case, she uncovers a new social structure based on age and a dangerous political struggle. Together with her male and female partners, she must confront her own identity crisis and the philosophical implications of eternal life.
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. The snobbish investor is fired from his job, his bank accounts are frozen, and he is left homeless and penniless. He seeks help from the street hustler, who is now living his former life of luxury. Together, they plan to take revenge on the millionaires by disrupting their plan to corner the market on frozen orange juice. In the end, they succeed in obtaining a forgery of a secret report, make a huge profit, and leave the millionaires bankrupt.
The unique dating experiment lands in Sweden as local singles seek true love and propose marriage — all before seeing each other in person.
It follows the workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of Ronald Gladden, a juror who is unaware the entire case is fake. Everyone except him is an actor, and everything that happens is carefully planned.
In 'The Belko Experiment', 80 people are trapped in their office building and forced to participate in a sadistic game where they must kill or be killed. As the rules of the game become clearer, tensions rise and the employees are faced with moral dilemmas, personal betrayals, and the choice between their own survival and the lives of their colleagues.
A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own. When Rainer Wegner, a popular high school teacher, finds himself relegated to teaching autocracy, instead of anarchy, as part of the school's project week, he is less than enthusiastic. So are his students, who greet the prospect of studying fascism yet again with apathetic grumbling: The Nazis sucked. We get it. Struck by the teenagers complacency and unwitting arrogance, Rainer devises an unorthodox experiment. But his hastily conceived lesson in social orders and the power of unity soon grows a life of its own.
The Experiment is a psychological thriller based on a true story. A group of volunteers agrees to participate in a study to test the effects of authority and power. The experiment quickly escalates into a dangerous situation as the participants are subjected to psychological torture, manipulation, and abuse. As the power struggle intensifies, the line between the roles of prisoners and guards becomes blurred, leading to a revolt within the prison. The film explores themes of obedience, domination, and the dehumanization of individuals in an unethical scientific experiment.
After the Dark is a philosophical thriller that takes place in an international school in Jakarta, Indonesia. A philosophy teacher presents his students with a moral thought experiment involving an impending nuclear apocalypse. The students must vote to select who gets to stay in the underground bunker and who is left outside to face the devastation. As tensions rise and alliances form, the students are forced to confront their own beliefs and make difficult decisions to ensure their survival.
In 1950s Manhattan, a forbidden love arises between Tony, a former member of the Jets street gang, and Maria, the sister of the leader of the rival Sharks. As tensions rise between the two gangs, Tony and Maria must navigate their love amidst the violence and prejudice of the time.
Mike and Kate, a seemingly-perfect couple, are given a chance to win $5 million by living in a blank space for 50 days. Secrets and private demons are revealed as they face the challenges of isolation, with the room constantly testing their resolve.
Experimenter is a biographical drama that explores the life and work of the controversial psychologist Stanley Milgram. The movie focuses on Milgram's infamous electric shock experiments, in which he tested people's willingness to obey authority figures. Through these experiments, Milgram revealed the dark side of human behavior and challenged the commonly held belief in personal responsibility. The film also delves into the personal life of Milgram, including his relationship with his wife and his struggles with the ethical implications of his research.
Follows 500 adolescent girls from all across Missouri as they come together for a week-long immersion in a sophisticated democratic laboratory, where they organize a Supreme Court to consider the most contentious issues of the day.
Alex, living on a flower farm, prepares for a one-way trip to Mars to escape the changes around him. His decision shocks his family and prompts them to reevaluate their own lives. Space Oddity is a unique tale of love, loss, and finding humor in unexpected circumstances.
In The Wave, a teacher conducts an experiment to demonstrate the appeal of authoritarianism and fascism to his students. However, the experiment quickly takes a dangerous turn, leading to devastating consequences. Based on a true story, this drama-thriller explores themes of peer pressure, brainwashing, and the consequences of blindly following a group mentality.
Adam Pearson - who has neurofibromatosis type 1 - is on a mission to explore disability hate crime: to find out why it goes under-reported, under-recorded and under people's radar.
