The Stanford Prison Experiment
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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2008★ 6.9
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2000★ 6.0
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2011★ 6.7
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