The Stanford Prison Experiment

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Kyle Patrick Alvarez

Producer:

Brent Emery, Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder

Writer:

Tim Talbott

Release Date:

Jul 17, 2015

Runtime:

2hr 2m

Synopsis

In 1971, twenty-four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.

Cast

  • Billy Crudup
  • Michael Angarano
  • Moises Arias
  • Nicholas Braun
  • Gaius Charles
  • Keir Gilchrist
  • Ki Hong Lee
  • Thomas Mann
  • Ezra Miller
  • Logan Miller

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.5
130.7K
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RATINGS 137 FANS
3.5
  • Apr 24, 2018

    white men you recognize but can't name: the movie

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    Madison 🎭
    Madison 🎭
    Jun 7, 2017

    christina: you're causing innocent teenage boys severe psychological damage phil: ugh 😒🙄 WOMEN 👩🏻👩🏻‍⚕️👧🏻 🚫 and their emotions 😫🔥😱🤧 it looks like 👀 someone 🙊👉 is on her period 🤢❌🆘😷 why can't you ☝️ be a REAL psychologist 👨🏻‍⚕️🏨💊 like me

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    alyssa rae thomas
    alyssa rae thomas
    Dec 13, 2015

    the biggest accomplishment of this film was getting every single quirky white boy in hollywood in the same movie

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    jenn
    jenn
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    Aug 2, 2018

    The Stanford Prison Experiment casting director: BRING ME ALL THE B-LIST TWINKS IN THE WORLD

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    nathan @ lff
    nathan @ lff
    Dec 19, 2017

    white men put in positions of power are terrifying but i guess we all knew that!

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    Chris 🍉
    Chris 🍉
    Mar 24, 2018

    when the "day 2" title popped up.. men be crazy

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    Marian
    Marian
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    Jun 29, 2018

    this movie was just two hours of me and my friends saying, “wait! where do i know that guy from?”

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    beck
    beck
    Nov 4, 2020

    "The only thing that separates these people is a coin-flip."

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    alor
    alor
    Dec 18, 2020

    if i was at the stanford prison experiment i would’ve stopped it

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    issy 🥝
    issy 🥝

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Metacritic

67
metacritic
Based on 26 Critics
7.6

USER SCORE (71)

Generally favorable reviews based on 71 Reviews
50
Aug 5, 2015

What we witness onscreen is horrifying and deeply disturbing (as it should be), but a little more context might help us to not feel so marooned.

Metacritic review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
75
Jul 16, 2015

Even with some familiar faces, The Stanford Prison Experiment feels like an honest-to-goodness documentary — a high compliment for a movie based on an infamous college project.

Metacritic review by Brian Truitt
Brian Truitt
USA Today
63
Jul 14, 2015

A very good cast headed by Billy Crudup, Michael Angarano and Tye Sheridan stars in The Stanford Prison Experiment, a film as straight-forward and clinically chilling as its title.

Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)?
The movie is 2hr 2min long.
What's The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) about?
In 1971, twenty-four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.
Who's the cast of The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)?
  • Billy Crudup as Dr. Philip Zimbardo
  • Michael Angarano as Christopher Archer
  • Moises Arias as Anthony Carroll
  • Nicholas Braun as Vandy
  • Gaius Charles as Banks
  • Keir Gilchrist as John Lovett
  • Ki Hong Lee as Gavin Chan
  • Thomas Mann as Prisoner 416
  • Ezra Miller as Daniel Culp - Prisoner 8612
  • Logan Miller as Jerry
Who's the director behind The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)?
Kyle Patrick Alvarez directed The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015).
Who produced The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)?
Brent Emery, Lizzie Friedman and Karen Lauder produced The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015).