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The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

July 17, 2015
2h 2m
Thriller
Drama
History
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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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Details

Director
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Cast
Billy Crudup, Michael Angarano, Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Thirlby, Nelsan Ellis, Moisés Arias, Nicholas Braun, Gaius Charles, Keir Gilchrist
Release Date
July 17, 2015
Production
Abandon Pictures, Coup d'Etat Films, Sandbar Pictures

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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