© 2026 The Couch Critic
Available options inUS
"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.
31 Cast Members
Billy Crudup
Dr. Philip Zimbardo
Michael Angarano
Christopher Archer
Ezra Miller
Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612
Tye Sheridan
Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819
Olivia Thirlby
Dr. Christina Maslach
Nelsan Ellis
Jesse Fletcher
Moisés Arias
Anthony Carroll
Nicholas Braun
Karl Vandy
Gaius Charles
Paul Vogel
Keir Gilchrist
John Lovett
Ki Hong Lee
Gavin Lee / Prisoner 3401
Thomas Mann
Prisoner 416
Logan Miller
Jerry Sherman / Prisoner 5486
Johnny Simmons
Jeff Jansen / Prisoner 1037
James Wolk
Mike Penny
Matt Bennett
Kyle Parker
Jesse Carere
Paul Beattie / Prisoner 5704
Brett Davern
Hubbie Whitlow / Prisoner 7258
James Frecheville
Matthew Townshend
Miles Heizer
Marshall Lovett
