The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

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.

Genres: Thriller, Drama, History

What to watch after The Stanford Prison Experiment

• Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) — Same subject: prison
• Altered States (1980) — Same subject: experiment
• The Experiment (2010) — Same feel: disturbing, tense
• True Story (2015) — Same subject: prison
• The Suspect (2013)
• Stonehearst Asylum (2014)