Should you watch Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge?
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Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Documentary · 2016
Derren Brown investigates the power of social compliance by persuading an unwitting member of the public into believing that they have pushed someone to their death.
The sides of Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
- An ordinary man at a staged charity event
- Actors steering him step by step
- A push from a rooftop
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge is good for you if…
- you like watching someone pressured closer and closer to the edge.
- you want to see how far social pressure can push a real person.
- you like Derren Brown's stunts and the reveal he builds each one toward.
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge is bad for you if…
- you can't enjoy a host who tricks a stranger for the cameras.
- you want an easy watch, and squirming makes you switch off.
About: obedience · peer pressure · manipulation
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