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.
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31 people
Billy Crudup
Dr. Philip Zimbardo
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Michael Angarano
Christopher Archer
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Ezra Miller
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Jesse Fletcher
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Anthony Carroll
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Karl Vandy
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Paul Vogel
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Keir Gilchrist
John Lovett
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Ki Hong Lee
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Kyle Patrick Alvarez Director · Tim Talbott Screenplay Philip Zimbardo Author
Worldwide gross $644K · United States release July 17, 2015 · Produced in United States
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$643,557
Production
Abandon Pictures
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Coup d'Etat Films
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Sandbar Pictures
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Priority Pictures
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IFC Films
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · January 26, 2015
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · July 17, 2015
Theatrical
United States · November 17, 2015
Physical
Brazil
July 17, 2015 · Theatrical
Canada
July 17, 2015 · Physical
France
June 7, 2016 · Physical
Germany
April 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 24, 2021 · Digital
Japan
July 19, 2017 · Digital
Netherlands
May 5, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Norway
July 17, 2015 · Digital
Poland
June 23, 2016 · Digital
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