The Stanford Prison Experiment

"They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days."

Jul 17 2015 R 2h 2m
Biography, Drama, History

In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true story.

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Plot

In 1971, twenty-four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.

Written by

Tim Talbott, Philip Zimbardo

Directed by

Kyle Patrick Alvarez

Cast

Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Billy Crudup

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sandbar Pictures, Coup d'Etat Films, Abandon Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins & 3 nominations total

Trailers
Official Trailer
Featurettes
The Stanford Prison Experiment - Featurette
Scores
# of Votes
47,083
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
67
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