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The Stanford Prison Experiment

Name: The Stanford Prison Experiment
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Genre: Thriller, Drama, History
Released: 2015-07-17
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Billy Crudup, Michael Angarano, Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Thirlby

2015 · 2h 2m · Thriller, Drama, History

Watch it—this is a genuinely unsettling dive into how quickly ordinary people become monsters when given power, and it's exactly the kind of thought-provoking psychological thriller that sticks with you. The premise is fascinating and the execution gripping enough to justify a night in, even if the film itself has some limitations.

Plot

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.

Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez

Cast: Billy Crudup, Michael Angarano, Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Thirlby

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