The Stanford Prison Experiment

  • Theatrical - Limited 2015-07-17
Box Office Gross: $643,557
Running Time: 122 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Abandon Pictures, Coup d'Etat Films, Sandbar Pictures, Priority Pictures, IFC FIlms

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Synopsis

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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