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The Stanford Prison Experiment

They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days.

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.

20152h 2mRThriller, Drama, History

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About The Stanford Prison Experiment

Directors
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Cast
Billy Crudup, Michael Angarano, Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Thirlby, Nelsan Ellis
Genres
Thriller, Drama, History
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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