They never imagined it would go this far
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
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Standard length · 1h 36m
At 1h 36m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.
Thriller · Drama
TMDB files it under thriller and drama.
1 subscription · 1 free · 5 to rent · 5 to buy
Included with 1 subscription service: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel. Free or ad-supported on Tubi TV. Listed to rent from 5 stores. Listed to buy from 5 stores.
6.4 / 10 on TMDB
TMDB users rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 1,367 votes, a positive audience score. That is a large sample of voters.
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015, 2h 2m
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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