The Stanford Prison Experiment

Also known as Stanford Prison Experiment

2015 film directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez

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6.8

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.

Released: 2015-07-17122 minDir: Kyle Patrick AlvarezThriller, Drama, HistoryBox office: $643,557

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Cast

Billy Crudup as Dr. Philip Zimbardo
Michael Angarano as Christopher Archer
Ezra Miller as Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612
Tye Sheridan as Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819
Olivia Thirlby as Dr. Christina Maslach
Nelsan Ellis as Jesse Fletcher

Themes

prison
experiment
1970s
based on true story
prison brutality
human experiment

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

47,637 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

84%

Metacritic

67/100

Year: 2015
Runtime: 122 min
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
Rated: R
Awards: 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Award: Alfred P. Sloan Prize
Genre: thriller film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Based on: The Lucifer Effect
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Cast member: Keir Gilchrist
Composer: Andrew Hewitt
Producer: Brent Emery
Narrative location: California
Filming location: Los Angeles
Duration: 122
FilmAffinity ID: 874196
Distribution format: video on demand

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publication date: 2015-00-00
title: The Stanford Prison Experiment
distributed by: Netflix
executive producer: Brian Geraghty
assessment: Bechdel test
review score: 67/100

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