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The Stanford Prison Experiment

They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days.

2015 · R · 2h 2m

Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez

6.8

TMDB audience score
1,022 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Billy Crudup
    Dr. Philip Zimbardo

  • Michael Angarano
    Christopher Archer

  • Ezra Miller
    Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612

  • Tye Sheridan
    Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819

  • Olivia Thirlby
    Dr. Christina Maslach

  • Nelsan Ellis
    Jesse Fletcher

  • Moisés Arias
    Anthony Carroll

  • Nicholas Braun
    Karl Vandy

  • Gaius Charles
    Paul Vogel

  • Keir Gilchrist
    John Lovett

  • Ki Hong Lee
    Gavin Lee / Prisoner 3401

  • Thomas Mann
    Prisoner 416

  • Logan Miller
    Jerry Sherman / Prisoner 5486

  • Johnny Simmons
    Jeff Jansen / Prisoner 1037

  • James Wolk
    Mike Penny

  • Matt Bennett
    Kyle Parker

  • Jesse Carere
    Paul Beattie / Prisoner 5704

  • Brett Davern
    Hubbie Whitlow / Prisoner 7258