Movie poster for The Stanford Prison Experiment
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The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

ThrillerDramaHistory
122 min

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

Plot Summary

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.

Director

Kyle Patrick Alvarez

Top Cast

Billy CrudupMichael AngaranoEzra MillerTye SheridanOlivia Thirlby

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