The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015 · 2h 2m · Drama, History, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
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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Kyle Patrick AlvarezWritten by
Tim Talbott6.7Smart score
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