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The Stanford Prison Experiment

2015, Movie, 2h 2min

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.

"The Stanford Prison Experiment" — thriller, drama and history movie produced in USA and released in 2015. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 2min. "The Stanford Prison Experiment" is currently available to stream on Sundance Now, Amazon Prime ⎥ AMC+ and Pluto TV and for rent and to buy on Apple TV and Amazon Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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Reviews

Critic A.A. Dowd

A gripping dramatization, [the film] puts its audience in the same position as the head researcher [...]: We watch with equal fascination and dread as a group of fresh-faced [students] adapt with scary speed to the roles they’re assigned.

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Critic Andreas Samuelson

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Det är en spännande film som på ett subtilt, stilsäkert sätt bygger upp en olycksbådande stämning.

Read full review at Moviezine

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In this tense, psychological thriller, Billy Crudup stars as Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who in 1971 conducted a controversial experiment to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. Zimbardo cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail, but the results were shocking and unexpected. As participants became increasingly sadistic and submissive, the experiment spiralled out of control, revealing the darker side of human nature. Based on a true story, this film will keep you on the edge of your seat as it delves into the disturbing effects of role-playing and the power dynamics between prisoners and guards.

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You can stream The Stanford Prison Experiment on: Sundance Now Amazon Prime ⎥ AMC+ Apple TV Amazon Store Pluto TV

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Stanford Prison Experiment include The Courier, 1917, The Imitation Game, The Spy Gone North, Hotel Mumbai, Snowden.

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The Stanford Prison Experiment was released in theaters on July 17, 2015.