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The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
  • Profile picture of Billy Crudup
    Dr. Philip Zimbardo Billy Crudup
  • Profile picture of Michael Angarano
    Christopher Archer Michael Angarano
  • Profile picture of Ezra Miller
    Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612 Ezra Miller
  • Profile picture of Tye Sheridan
    Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819 Tye Sheridan
  • Profile picture of Olivia Thirlby
    Dr. Christina Maslach Olivia Thirlby
  • Profile picture of Nelsan Ellis
    Jesse Fletcher Nelsan Ellis
  • Profile picture of Moisés Arias
    Anthony Carroll Moisés Arias
  • Profile picture of Nicholas Braun
    Karl Vandy Nicholas Braun

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