Where to watch The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
R122 min★ 6.8Thriller, Drama, History
Yes — The Stanford Prison Experiment is free on Kanopy, which you get through most public libraries with a library card.
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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The Stanford Prison Experiment — common questions
- Can I watch The Stanford Prison Experiment for free?
- Yes. The Stanford Prison Experiment is streaming at no cost on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV. These are licensed services — free because they run ads or are funded by public libraries, not because they are pirating anything.
- Is The Stanford Prison Experiment on Netflix?
- No. The Stanford Prison Experiment is not on Netflix here. The services that do carry it are listed above.
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- Open The Roku Channel — no subscription and, on most of these, no account either. Everything is legal and studio-licensed; you watch ad breaks instead of paying a fee.
- How long is The Stanford Prison Experiment?
- The Stanford Prison Experiment runs 122 minutes, rated R.
