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1. Trading Places (1983)
R | 116 min | Comedy
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche
Votes: 165,813 | Gross: $90.40M
2. West Side Story (2021)
PG-13 | 156 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez
Votes: 95,558
3. Jury Duty (2023– )
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy
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.
Stars: James Marsden, Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair
Votes: 45,940
4. The Belko Experiment (2016)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
In a twisted social experiment, eighty Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.
Director: Greg McLean | Stars: John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley
Votes: 58,390 | Gross: $10.16M
5. The Box (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With the press of a button, a wooden box bestows riches and death.
Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn
Votes: 95,345 | Gross: $15.05M
6. Aniara (2018)
R | 106 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A spaceship carrying settlers to Mars is knocked off course, causing the consumption-obsessed passengers to consider their place in the universe.
Directors: Pella Kagerman, Hugo Lilja | Stars: Emelie Garbers, Bianca Cruzeiro, Arvin Kananian, Anneli Martini
Votes: 11,911 | Gross: $0.04M
7. The Wave (2008)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich
Votes: 115,116
8. After the Dark (2013)
R | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.
Director: John Huddles | Stars: James D'Arcy, Sophie Lowe, Daryl Sabara, Freddie Stroma
Votes: 23,560
9. The Experiment (2010)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
Director: Paul T. Scheuring | Stars: Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace
Votes: 57,177
10. The Experiment (2001)
R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski, Wotan Wilke Möhring
Votes: 96,099 | Gross: $0.14M
11. Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)
R | 80 min | Comedy, Horror
After murdering a young girl, Angela Baker assumes her identity and travels to Camp New Horizons, built on the grounds of the camp she terrorized the year before, and starts killing again.
Director: Michael A. Simpson | Stars: Pamela Springsteen, Tracy Griffith, Michael J. Pollard, Mark Oliver
Votes: 9,428
12. Playing It Cool (2014)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
Unrequited love motivates a guy to write about his experiences.
Director: Justin Reardon | Stars: Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Topher Grace, Aubrey Plaza
Votes: 30,106
13. What Would You Do? (2009– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Reality-TV
A social experiment show which takes controversial situations to the streets of America to see how everyday citizens will react.
Stars: Yuval David, Diana Henry, Vince August, Traci Hovel
Votes: 1,103
14. Toc Toc (2017)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy
The adventures and misadventures of a group of patients with OCD appointed at the same time.
Director: Vicente Villanueva | Stars: Paco León, Alexandra Jiménez, Rossy de Palma, Nuria Herrero
Votes: 21,531
15. The Wave (1981 TV Movie)
TV-G | 46 min | Drama
An experiment in an American High School where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany. Based on a true story.
Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Bruce Davison, Lori Lethin, John Putch, Johnny Doran
Votes: 3,389
16. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Passed | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest
Votes: 28,523
17. Experimenter (2015)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey authority.
Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, Jim Gaffigan, Anthony Edwards
Votes: 19,687 | Gross: $0.16M
18. Dread (2009)
R | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Three college students set out to document what other people dread the most. However, one of the three turns out to secretly be a sadistic psychopath who uses this knowledge to gruesomely torture the subjects.
Director: Anthony DiBlasi | Stars: Jackson Rathbone, Hanne Steen, Laura Donnelly, Jonathan Readwin
Votes: 12,969
19. Swap Meet at the Love Shack (1973)
97 min | Comedy
There's no plot to get in the way of the bondage action, as four lovely ladies are securely tied and muzzled in a variety of positions.
Director: Hubert Frank | Stars: Monica Marc, Michael Maien, Ingrid Steeger, Britt Corvin
Votes: 124
20. The Caller (1987)
R | 97 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A woman, living in an isolated cabin, lets a mysterious stranger in to make a phone call.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Madolyn Smith Osborne
Votes: 1,646
21. One Child Nation (2019)
R | 83 min | Documentary, History
After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.
Directors: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang | Stars: Nanfu Wang, Zaodi Wang, Zhimei Wang, Tunde Wang
Votes: 7,203 | Gross: $0.18M
22. Open (2022– )
Documentary, Reality-TV
Social experiment exploring whether relationships can thrive without monogamy. A group of currently monogamous couples test if the idea of having sex with other people is at odds with maintaining a committed relationship.
Stars: Lori Beth Bisbey, Precious Muir, Lydie, Stacy
Votes: 78
23. Ad Vitam (2018)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a future where regeneration technology lets humans live indefinitely, a cop and a troubled young woman investigate a strange wave of youth suicides.
Stars: Yvan Attal, Garance Marillier, Niels Schneider, Victor Assié
Votes: 1,853
24. The Raft (2018)
97 min | Documentary
In 1973, five men and six women drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of a scientific experiment studying the sociology of violence, aggression and sexual attraction in human ... See full summary »
Director: Marcus Lindeen | Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Fe Seymour, Maria Björnstam, Servane Zanotti
Votes: 1,045 | Gross: $0.04M
25. Kumaré (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the Guru Kumaré must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all.
Director: Vikram Gandhi | Stars: Vikram Gandhi, Toby, Greg, Molly
Votes: 5,198 | Gross: $0.13M
26. The Cult Next Door (2017 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The extraordinary story of the Maoist cult that came to light when 3 women emerged from a small flat in Brixton, South London in 2013. A tiny political sect formed in the 1970s had turned into a bizarre religious cult.
Director: Vanessa Engle | Stars: Aravindan Balakrishnan, Chanda Balakrishnan, Peter Clement, Paul Flewers
Votes: 41
27. To Be Fat Like Me (2007 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Drama
As part of a film project, a physically fit teenager dons a fat suit to gain experience of the hardships facing overweight high school students.
Director: Douglas Barr | Stars: Kaley Cuoco, Melissa Halstrom, Michael Phenicie, Rachel Cairns
Votes: 2,692
28. Beyond the Neon (2022)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A dangerous social experiment performed by a reckless YouTuber and his film crew exposes human trafficking in Las Vegas.
Director: Larry A. McLean | Stars: Joseph Saladino, Frank Pesce, Cynthia Lucero, Gila Goodman
Votes: 3,262
29. 491 (1964)
110 min | Crime, Drama
Six youth criminals are chosen to participate in a social experiment, named "Guesthouse Objectivity" (Pensionatet Sakligheten), where they are assigned to live together in an apartment ... See full summary »
Director: Vilgot Sjöman | Stars: Lars Lind, Leif Nymark, Stig Törnblom, Lars Hansson
Votes: 432
30. The Four of Us (2021)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After a four-week partner swap, two couples meet again in a remote beach house and discover that everything has changed. Suddenly, their feelings are put to the test and they start reevaluating their life choices and expectations.
Director: Florian Gottschick | Stars: Nilam Farooq, Louis Nitsche, Jonas Nay, Paula Kalenberg
Votes: 1,455
31. Lesson Plan (2010)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Biography, History
'Lesson Plan' is a documentary featuring interviews of the original students and teacher of the 1967 Third Wave experiment. This exercise in fascism took place in Palo Alto, California. ... See full summary »
Directors: David Jeffery, Philip Carr Neel | Stars: Ron Jones, Philip Zimbardo, Scott Thomson, Sherry Tousley
Votes: 184
32. Rise and Fall (2023)
65 min | Reality-TV
Social experiment/reality TV competition format. Participants are split into the have's and the have-nots, either in a position of power or powerless, living in an opulent penthouse or a basement workplace with the chance to Rise or Fall.
Stars: Greg James, Emma Clarke, Jack Woods, Sophie Corcoran
Votes: 198
33. Welcome to Blood City (1977)
96 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of people find themselves as slaves in what looks like a Wild West town, but with no memory of who they are or how they got there. In this town, people advance through killing ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Jack Palance, Keir Dullea, Samantha Eggar, Barry Morse
Votes: 542
34. 10,000 BC (2015–2016)
Game-Show, History, Reality-TV
Follow 20 British people who are sent to a remote region of Bulgaria to live the lives of their Stone Age ancestors by trying to survive for two months in the wilderness.
Stars: Klint Janulis, Dean Lennox Kelly, Julian Barratt, Ruxandra Grigorescu
Votes: 99
35. Victorian Slum House (2016– )
59 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
A group of 15 volunteers aged between 10 and 59 are transported back to Victorian London as they spend three weeks living and working in a recreation of the notorious Old Nichol slum in Bethnal Green in London's East End.
Star: Michael Mosley
Votes: 210
36. My Stuff (2013)
83 min | Documentary, Comedy
Petri Luukkainen conducts an experiment with his own life. He packs all his things and puts them in storage. At first naked in an empty apartment, he only allows himself to retrieve one item per day.
Director: Petri Luukkainen | Stars: Petri Luukkainen, Helena Saarinen, Juho Luukkainen, Eero Löyttyjärvi
Votes: 780
37. Commune (2005)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
A documentary on the Black Bear Ranch Commune, an alternative living community founded in 1968 in the remote North Californian wilderness.
Director: Jonathan Berman | Stars: Mahaj Seeger, Peter Coyote, Cedar Seeger, Mel Kramer
Votes: 430
38. El Método (2023)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A group of job applicants are subject to a selection method that will unleash their darkest sides.
Director: David Maler | Stars: Héctor Aníbal, Nashla Bogaert, Dahiana Castro, Georgina Duluc
Votes: 16
39. The 1940s House (2001– )
45 min | Documentary, Family
Reality show. A couple, their daughter and two grandchildren volunteer to spend several weeks living under wartime conditions. That includes all their clothing, including underclothes and ... See full summary »
Stars: Geoffrey Palmer, Guy de la Bédoyère, Norman Longmate, Ben Hymers
Votes: 240
40. Undercover High (2018– )
45 min | Reality-TV
Follows seven twenty somethings posing as typical students as they embed for a semester at Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas. From bullying and the pervasiveness of social media ... See full summary »
Star: Shane Feldman
Votes: 71
41. Back in Time for Dinner (2015– )
60 min | Documentary
Back In Time For Dinner, one British family embark on an extraordinary time traveling adventure to discover how a post war revolution in the food we eat has transformed the way we live. ... See full summary »
Stars: Giles Coren, Polly Russell, Mary Berry, Dave Myers
Votes: 232
42. Back in Time for Tea (2018– )
Documentary, Family, History
The Ellis family from Bradford are embarking on an extraordinary time-traveling adventure to discover how a transformation in the food eaten in the north of England can reveal how life has ... See full summary »
Stars: Sara Cox, Polly Russell, Caitlin Ellis, Lesley Ellis
Votes: 71
43. The Invisible Line (2019 TV Movie)
Documentary
Ron Jones' social experiment The Third Wave is known globally with Morton Rhue's book "The Wave" and in Germany with the film "Die Welle" and Netflix series "We Are The Wave." In "Invisible Line" Jones and students review the experience.
Director: Emanuel Rotstein | Stars: Ron Jones, Deanna Jones, Debbie Berry, Steve Coniglio
Votes: 13
44. Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.
Director: Bernard Miles | Stars: Basil Radford, Niall MacGinnis, Bernard Miles, Julien Mitchell
Votes: 316
45. Is This Sexual Harassment? (2019 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Benjamin Zand hosts a social experiment in which a group of people watch a drama in 3 parts, debate what constitutes sexual harassment, hear from people whose life has been affected and from a barrister who explains the law.
Directors: John O'Kane, Pier Wilkie | Stars: Benjamin Zand, Karen Hassan, Sam Thorpe-Spinks, Sophie Thomas
Votes: 32
46. Yaldey Hashemesh (2007)
70 min | Documentary, History
An intimate portrait of the children who were part of Israel's first kibbutzim.
Director: Ran Tal
Votes: 114
47. Die Welle (1996 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama
Director: Werner Gröner | Stars: Matthias Flückiger, Guido Rieger, Manuela Biedermann, Tanja Häne
49. The Simpler Life (2022)
Reality-TV
24 Britons leave behind their jobs and homes for an extraordinary six months cut off from the modern world on a remote farmstead in Devon. Here they will live by the principles of the Amish community.
Votes: 24
50. Your Brain on Porn (2017 Video)
Talk-Show
Stefan Molyneux interviews Gary Wilson, author of "Your Brain on Porn: How Internet Porn Affects the Brain".
Stars: Gary Wilson, Stefan Molyneux