The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days.

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.

• Released: 2015-07-17
• Genres: Thriller, Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 1,014 votes

Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez.

Top cast

• Billy Crudup as Dr. Philip Zimbardo
• Michael Angarano as Christopher Archer
• Ezra Miller as Daniel Culp / Prisoner 8612
• Tye Sheridan as Peter Mitchell / Prisoner 819
• Olivia Thirlby as Dr. Christina Maslach
• Nelsan Ellis as Jesse Fletcher
• Moisés Arias as Anthony Carroll
• Nicholas Braun as Karl Vandy
• Gaius Charles as Paul Vogel
• Keir Gilchrist as John Lovett

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Stanford Prison Experiment

• United States: stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

Movies like The Stanford Prison Experiment

If you enjoyed The Stanford Prison Experiment, these movies have a similar feel:

• Escape from Sobibor (1987)
• Land of the Blind (2006)
• Foxfire (1996)
• Lockdown (2000)
• Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
• Lost Highway (1997)
• Chopper (2000)
• Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
• The Devil's Double (2011)
• The Nightingale (2018)
• In Hell (2003)
• Straw Dogs (2011)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app