
Feature film — 2015
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
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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A high-signal pick with 1,019 votes.
Abandon Pictures / Coup d'Etat Films / Sandbar Pictures / Priority Pictures / IFC Films
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Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
On screen
Cast & crew

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

Ki Hong Lee
Gavin Lee / Prisoner 3401

Thomas Mann
Prisoner 416
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