The Stanford Prison Experiment

2015 PG-13 2h 2m

6.8 /10

984

Genre

Thriller Drama History

Plot

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

Writers

Tim Talbott Philip Zimbardo

Stars

Billy Crudup Michael Angarano Ezra Miller

Cast & Crew

Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612

Tye Sheridan

Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819

Olivia Thirlby

Dr. Christina Maslach

Gavin Lee / Prisoner 3401

Thomas Mann

Prisoner 416

Logan Miller

Jerry Sherman / Prisoner 5486

Johnny Simmons

Jeff Jansen / Prisoner 1037

Paul Beattie / Prisoner 5704

Brett Davern

Hubbie Whitlow / Prisoner 7258

Jim Randall / Prisoner 4325

Tom Thompson / Prisoner 2093

11 Aug 2020

I don't think they quite nailed what they were going for with this film, but I can't deny it does make for fairly uncomfortable viewing - which is the...

John Chard

4 Jun 2019

Another very worthwhile production of a chilling real life experiment. The Stanford Prison Experiment makes for compelling reading/viewing, whichev...

Rangan

4 Oct 2016

**Be cautious about what you're signing for!** Do you remember the Kubrick's film 'A Clockwork Orange', well, I'm not saying it is the same or simi...