MOVIE · 2015
The Stanford Prison Experiment
DocumentaryDramaThriller122 min
In 1971, a Stanford psychology study turns volatile when student volunteers are assigned to a mock prison as either guards or inmates. Billy Crudup is Professor Philip Zimbardo, the academic overseeing the experiment as the basement setup starts to slip beyond controlled observation. Michael Angarano and Ezra Miller are among the undergrads drawn into the shifting power dynamic, where role-play hardens into humiliation, obedience, and abuse. Based on the controversial Stanford prison experiment, the film keeps its focus on the claustrophobic confines of the study and the speed with which ordinary college students begin to change under its rules.
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