The Stanford prison experiment, IFC Films ; Sandbar Films [and others] ; written by Tim Talbott ; directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
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The Stanford prison experiment, IFC Films ; Sandbar Films [and others] ; written by Tim Talbott ; directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Language
eng
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videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for language including abusive behavior and some sexual references
Main title
The Stanford prison experiment
Responsibility statement
IFC Films ; Sandbar Films [and others] ; written by Tim Talbott ; directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Runtime
122
Summary
Based on the notorious true story, The Stanford Prison Experiment, stars Billy Crudup (Watchmen) as Stanford University professor Dr. Phillip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunk-with-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. Featuring an extraordinary cast including Ezra Miller, Olivia Thirlby, Tye Sheridan, Keir Gilchrist, Michael Angarano, and Thomas Mann, and created with the close participation of Dr. Zimbardo himself, The Stanford Prison Experiment is a chilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller about the dark side of power and the effects of imprisonment
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Subject
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