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The Stanford Prison Experiment

20152h 2m6.8/ 10 · TMDB · 1,017 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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Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

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Film details

Released17 Jul 2015
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Ki Hong Lee
Ki Hong Lee

Gavin Lee / Prisoner 3401

Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann

Prisoner 416