The Stanford Prison Experiment
Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
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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Top cast
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
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