What Would You Do?

A tense, thought-provoking social experiment that keeps you guessing how strangers will react to staged conflicts.

Created by

Michaela Dowd

Genres

News, Reality

Starring

John Quiñones, Sara Haines, W. Kamau Bell

Overview

An American television news magazine and hidden camera show. Actors act out scenes of conflict or illegal activity in public settings while hidden cameras videotape the scene, and the focus is on whether or not bystanders intervene, and how. Variations are also usually included, such as changing the genders, the races or the clothing of the actors performing the scene, to see if bystanders react differently. Quiñones appears at the end to interview the bystanders about their reactions. As the experiment goes on, psychology professors, teachers, or club members watch and discuss the video with Quiñones, explaining and making inferences on the bystanders' reactions.

How it feels

Tense, earnest and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Morality, justice, race, class

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer (opens in a new tab)