The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) movie poster

The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days.

122 minThrillerDramaHistory

TMDb6.8/101,000 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez

Cast

Billy Crudup as Dr. Philip Zimbardo

Billy Crudup

Dr. Philip Zimbardo

Michael Angarano as Christopher Archer

Michael Angarano

Christopher Archer

Ezra Miller as Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612

Ezra Miller

Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612

Tye Sheridan as Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819

Tye Sheridan

Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819

Olivia Thirlby as Dr. Christina Maslach

Olivia Thirlby

Dr. Christina Maslach

Nelsan Ellis as Jesse Fletcher

Nelsan Ellis

Jesse Fletcher

Moisés Arias as Anthony Carroll

Moisés Arias

Anthony Carroll

Nicholas Braun as Karl Vandy

Nicholas Braun

Karl Vandy

Gaius Charles as Paul Vogel

Gaius Charles

Paul Vogel

Keir Gilchrist as John Lovett

Keir Gilchrist

John Lovett

Ki Hong Lee as Gavin Lee / Prisoner 3401

Ki Hong Lee

Gavin Lee / Prisoner 3401

Thomas Mann as Prisoner 416

Thomas Mann

Prisoner 416

Logan Miller as Jerry Sherman / Prisoner 5486

Logan Miller

Jerry Sherman / Prisoner 5486

Johnny Simmons as Jeff Jansen / Prisoner 1037

Johnny Simmons

Jeff Jansen / Prisoner 1037

Keywords

Plot:experimentbased on true storyhuman experiment

Time:1970s

Place:prisonprison brutality