The Stanford Prison Experiment

2015 "They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days."
6.8| 2h2m| R| en| More Info
Released: 17 July 2015 Released
Producted By: Abandon Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.stanfordprisonexperimentfilm.com/
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This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time.

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nick_papadai Das experiment is a much better more raw version of this . This is a great movie, but it feels so slow paced and not interesting if you compare it to the true movie.Gives you a good look at how humans can abuse power and their position of authority. IMHO just watch the original one, not this one.Waste of time
Imme-van-Gorp I think this movie was extremely interesting and I also found myself being very invested in the characters' developments. I was really rooting for the prisoners and wanted to kick those guards' butts.The thing that sort of annoyed me though, was that we never got to see how prisoner 8612 and 819 responded when they got released. I actually really wanted to know what their reaction was after they went outside and realised everything was an experiment (since they both started to doubt their sanity) and that they were free. I think it would have been very interesting to see that.7/10. -Imme van Gorp
Ralf Alexander Whether or not I would recommend this to someone else depends a lot on what they expect from the movies they watch. If you want to be entertained, this movie is far from entertaining. Agonizing and difficult to watch, yes, but entertaining, absolutely not. However, if you watch movies to learn something or to be moved emotionally, this movie definitely does that. Because I like my movies to be entertaining, I deducted a couple of stars.This film was very well written, acted, and directed. However, you have to be ready to watch it. It's not easy at all. If it's that hard just to watch it, I can't even imagine what it would have been like to go through it. I do want to point out to people who are outraged at the experiment and how people were treated that this is not very far on how people are treated during boot camp. Having been through basic training in the Army, I can definitely say that they break you down psychologically by dehumanizing you just the same. So if people have an issue on how people were treated for 2 weeks where they had a contract that guaranteed their safety, imagine how a 18 year old who just joined the armed services feels.
Harrison Tweed (Top Dawg) Very interesting movie based on actual events.The actors all did their part, and were excellent in their roles, but I felt the direction and pace was a little slow.I also found it interesting that this (The Stanford Prison Experiment) is a case study for Psych students.It would have been nice to explain what effects these results had in today's society.Nevertheless, an enjoyable movie, I recommend to all.8/10 from me!