
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.
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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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