History Film / TheBelkoExperiment

* SanitySlippage: Barry, who goes from the most collective to [[spoiler: flat out doing an execution in the lobby and then just goes on a KillEmAll when Belko orders that anybody with a high kill count will survive]].

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:Only one person (Mike) survives.]] Subverted when it's revealed that [[spoiler: he's one of many who survived the experiment.]]

* RecycledInSpace: ''Film/BattleRoyale'' '''IN AN OFFICE BUILDING!'''

* RecycledInSpace: BattleRoyale '''IN AN OFFICE BUILDING!'''

* RecycledInSpace: BattleRoyale [[AC:IN AN OFFICE BUILDING!]]

->''"All employees... lend me your full attention."''

A 2016 horror-thriller film written and produced by Creator/JamesGunn, and directed by ''Film/WolfCreek''[='=]s Greg [=McLean=], ''The Belko Experiment'' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was released on March 17, 2017.

!!This film contain examples of:

* BloodlessCarnage: Far from it. The floors are smeared with blood throughout the movie given how gory the deaths are.

* Cooldownhug: Barry doles out a couple as the situation escalates. The first one is rather sweet. The second...not as much.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: [[spoiler: Leandra was among the most cynical of the group, yet when she had a pleading Terry (whom earlier came within a hairbreadth of shooting Mike AND her) on the ground and every right to split his head open, Leandra shows Terry mercy.]]

* TheCynic: Leandra, which ironically puts her worldview more in common to her boss Barry's realist than her boyfriend Mike's idealist.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Nobody approved of Wendell stabbing Evan for cardinal sin of throwing the armory keys down the stairs. Terry is downright horrified, even Barry was visibly annoyed.]]

** A woman Maven gets scared, picks up a fork to protect herself and goes into a fighting stance. Barry calmly walks over to her and gives her much needed hug while gently taking the fork from her hand.

%%* CoolOldGuy: Bud.

%%* BiggerBad: The Voice

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Characters make this argument several times. Assuming the rules are followed, killing 30 means 50 survive. Otherwise only 20 survive. Mike counters that the morality of complying with this mandate aside, there's no way in hell that killing 30 people will ''actually'' save anyone, because there's no way anyone pulling this kind of "social experiment" would let ''anyone'' live to tell of it. [[spoiler:He's right.]]

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Characters make this argument several times. Assuming the rules are followed, killing 30 means 50 survive. Otherwise only 20 survive.

* StupidEvil: [[spoiler:The ending borders on ''stupidest evil'' and crosses with TooDumbToLive. Mike is the sole survivor, and is brought before the {{Entitled Bastard}}s responsible for the murders of his coworkers and ''told to do a questionnaire'' on the experience? It doesn't end well for them. They're {{NonActionBigBad easily disarmed and dispatched}}]] [[spoiler:Of course, they're just the decoys for the real masterminds. But still exceptionally stupid.]]

* StupidEvil: [[spoiler:The ending borders on ''stupidest evil'' and crosses with TooDumbToLive. Mike is the sole survivor, and is brought before the {{Entitled Bastard}}s (who are [[NonActionBigBad unarmed, it seems]]) responsible for the murders of his coworkers, and ''told to do a questionnaire'' on the experience? ''While still armed??'' It doesn't end well for them.]] [[spoiler:Of course, they're just the decoys for the real masterminds. But still exceptionally stupid.]]

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Mike survives out of all his office workers after he kills the heads. But the screen at the end shows that '''''FORTY''''' other people did the experiment too, majority of them covered in blood and holding weapons. And then [[SequelHook the voice over mentions that "Round 2" will begin now]]]].

* StupidEvil: [[spoiler:The ending borders on ''stupidest evil'' and crosses with TooDumbToLive. Mike is the sole survivor, and is brought before the {{Entitled Bastard}}s (who are [[NonActionBigBad unarmed, it seems]]) responsible for the murders of his coworkers, and ''told to do a questionnaire'' on the experience? ''While still armed??'' It doesn't end well for them.]] [[spoiler:Of course, they're just the decoys for the real masterminds. But still exceptionally stupid.]]

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Characters make this argument several times. Assuming the rules are followed, killing 30 means 50 survive. Otherwise only 20 survive.

* TheStoner: Marty. Heck, his debut scene is him smoking a joint in the bathroom. Once the situation takes turn for the worse, however, he exhibits behavior akin to getting high with mushrooms instead of marijuana.
* ThereCanBeOnlyOne: [[spoiler:"Game" three is that only the one with the most kills gets to leave.]]

* BiggerBad: The Voice

* CoolOldGuy: Bud.

* DramaticGunCock: Barry, in the armory.

* GenreSavvy: Mike immediately realizes that the scenario is so illegal that there is ''no'' way they will ''ever'' let any of them go, even if they "win". [[spoiler:He's right.]]
** He is also the only one that noticed something off about the security personnel.

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:Only one person (Mike) survives.]]
** Inverted when it's revealed that [[spoiler: he's one of many who survived the experiment.]]

* StupidEvil: [[spoiler:The ending borders on ''stupidest evil'' and crosses with TooDumbToLive. Mike is the sole survivor, and is brought before the {{Entitled Bastard}}s (who are [[NonActionBigBad unarmed, it seems]]) responsible for the murders of his coworkers, and ''told to do a questionnaire'' on the experience? ''While still armed??'' It doesn't end well for them.]]
** [[spoiler:Of course, they're just the decoys for the real masterminds. But still exceptionally stupid.]]