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The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Jul 17, 2015
122 min
ThrillerDramaHistory
6.8/ 10
961 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
6.8/10
961 votes
IMDB
6.8/10
47,637 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
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Metacritic
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67/100
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Box Office$643,557Worldwide gross
US Box Office$660,561Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

4 wins & 3 nominations total

Details

Production information

"They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Revenue

$643,557

Production Companies

Abandon PicturesCoup d'Etat FilmsSandbar Pictures

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