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THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT
"They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days."
20152h 2m6.8 TMDb
Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
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Condensed premise
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.
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Movie Vibe
Suspense6.7
Emotion6.7
Complexity7
Humor5
Realism9.1
Action5
Darkness5.6
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓viewers who enjoy suspense and tension
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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