The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

07/17/2015 (US) • 2h 2m

Thriller, Drama, History

They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days.

Overview

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$643,557.00

Keywords

prison

experiment

1970s

based on true story

prison brutality

human experiment

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