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The Stanford Prison Experiment

They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days.

  • Movie
  • 2015
  • R
  • 2h 2m

Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez

6.8

TMDB audience rating
6.8 out of 10 from 1,022 votes

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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 and crew

  • Billy Crudup

    Billy CrudupDr. Philip Zimbardo

  • Michael Angarano

    Michael AngaranoChristopher Archer

  • Ezra Miller

    Ezra MillerDaniel Culp / Prisoner 8612

  • Tye Sheridan

    Tye SheridanPeter Mitchell / Prisoner 819

  • Olivia Thirlby

    Olivia ThirlbyDr. Christina Maslach

  • Nelsan Ellis

    Nelsan EllisJesse Fletcher

  • Moisés Arias

    Moisés AriasAnthony Carroll

  • Nicholas Braun

    Nicholas BraunKarl Vandy

  • Gaius Charles

    Gaius CharlesPaul Vogel

  • Keir Gilchrist

    Keir GilchristJohn Lovett

  • Ki Hong Lee

    Ki Hong LeeGavin Lee / Prisoner 3401

  • Thomas Mann

    Thomas MannPrisoner 416

  • Logan Miller

    Logan MillerJerry Sherman / Prisoner 5486

  • Johnny Simmons

    Johnny SimmonsJeff Jansen / Prisoner 1037

  • James Wolk

    James WolkMike Penny

  • Matt Bennett

    Matt BennettKyle Parker

  • Jesse Carere

    Jesse CarerePaul Beattie / Prisoner 5704

  • Brett Davern

    Brett DavernHubbie Whitlow / Prisoner 7258

Director
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Writer
Tim Talbott
Music
Andrew Hewitt
Cinematography
Jas Shelton