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The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

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The Stanford Prison Experiment

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

2015

2h 2m

6.8(1001 votes)

Thriller

Drama

History

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

Dr. Philip Zimbardo

Michael Angarano

Michael Angarano

Christopher Archer

Ezra Miller

Ezra Miller

Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819

Olivia Thirlby

Olivia Thirlby

Dr. Christina Maslach

Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

Jesse Fletcher

Moisés Arias

Moisés Arias

Anthony Carroll

Nicholas Braun

Nicholas Braun

Karl Vandy

Gaius Charles

Gaius Charles

Paul Vogel

Keir Gilchrist

Keir Gilchrist

John Lovett

Creative team

Directed by: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Written by: Tim Talbott
Produced by: Karen Lauder
Greg Little

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