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.
Director: Paul T. Scheuring
Cast: Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Clifton Collins Jr., Fisher Stevens, Damien Leake, Ethan Cohn
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Decent enough if unremarkable English-language take on Oliver Hirschbiegels superior Das Experiment, which itself was adapted from a novel (Black Box) which was inspired by a real experiment carried out at Stanford University in 1971. It was funded by the US Navy, and it was abandoned after only six days, when it went tits-up. The story: a bunch of people are interviewed, and 24 are selected to...
August 11, 2013
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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20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
1h 36m
July 15, 2010
Paul T. Scheuring
Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Forest Whitaker
Thriller, Drama
R
Yes, on fuboTV and Philo
