Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Billy Crudup | ... | Dr. Philip Zimbardo | |
Michael Angarano | ... | Christopher Archer | |
Moises Arias | ... | Anthony Carroll | |
Nicholas Braun | ... | Karl Vandy | |
Gaius Charles | ... | Paul Vogel | |
Keir Gilchrist | ... | John Lovett | |
Ki Hong Lee | ... | Gavin Lee / 3401 | |
Thomas Mann | ... | Prisoner 416 | |
Ezra Miller | ... | Daniel Culp / 8612 | |
Logan Miller | ... | Jerry Sherman / 5486 | |
Tye Sheridan | ... | Peter Mitchell / 819 | |
Johnny Simmons | ... | Jeff Jansen / 1037 | |
James Wolk | ... | Mike Penny | |
Nelsan Ellis | ... | Jesse Fletcher | |
Olivia Thirlby | ... | Dr. Christina Maslach |
In 1971, twenty-four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.
Okay - lets be honest here. Its not extremely difficult to make a film portraying a psychological experiment that was well documented and captured on film.
This film as more of a reenactment - just so you are aware.
Ezra Miller continues to shine as a prison subject in this movie. With the upcoming Justice League Films, and Miller portraying The Flash, its nice to see his work outside that to get more comfortable with his upcoming performance.
So - as the film title states, this a recalling of a social experiment gone a little too far, and had to be stopped early for reason I will not spoil.
The true nature of human empowerment is truly devastating to witness.
If you have time, see this tense thriller. It will however, raise as many questions as it answers.
A great thinking movie. Please don't forget to check out the source material on this study during, or after the movie.
Very interesting, very disturbing, and very enlightening.