The Stanford Prison Experiment They were given 2 weeks. It lasted 6 days. Release date: 2015-07-17 Genres: Thriller, Drama, History Actors: James Wolk, Fred Ochs, Michael Angarano, Nicholas Braun, James C. Victor, Benedict Samuel, Chris Sheffield, Johnny Simmons, Harrison C. Thomas, Keir Gilchrist, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Thirlby, Billy Crudup, Jack Kilmer, Nelsan Ellis, Ezra Miller, Thomas Mann, Brett Davern, Moisés Arias, Jim Klock, Gaius Charles, James Frecheville, Logan Miller, Callan McAuliffe, Ki Hong Lee, Jesse Carere, Miles Heizer, Kate Butler, Matt Bennett, Albert Malafronte, Danielle Lauder Revenue: $643,557 Runtime: 2 h. 2 min. Score: 6.8/10 Votes: 953 Countries: United States of America Companies: Abandon Pictures, Coup d'Etat Films, Sandbar Pictures Available* : Overview: 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.