Imme-van-Gorp I think this movie was extremely interesting and I also found myself being very invested in the characters' developments. I was really rooting for the prisoners and wanted to kick those guards' butts.The thing that sort of annoyed me though, was that we never got to see how prisoner 8612 and 819 responded when they got released. I actually really wanted to know what their reaction was after they went outside and realised everything was an experiment (since they both started to doubt their sanity) and that they were free. I think it would have been very interesting to see that.7/10. -Imme van Gorp

yoshiyukishimizuyan I felt very strong digust from the bottom of my heart towards the guards and Zimbardo. Thinking this is the intention of this movie, I think this movie has a very good plot and performance. The plot and actors' performance were strong enough to lead audience's feeling to the right direction.And when I step back and see this story more objectively, it is very clear and easy to figure out that this movie is trying to indicate how ugly and irrational people can behave.I liked the messages behind the story and the emotional transition that this movie led me to have.I wonder if there's any moral standards or guidelines for psychological experiments...

jtncsmistad The question you will be continually asking yourself while watching the docudrama "The Stanford Prison Experiment" is this: "Why in the HELL don't these kids posing as the incarcerated just say, "F it, man! I'm OUTTA here!" And then the more disturbing question emerges. Why on EARTH did the bulk of them EVER choose to stay?

Ralf Alexander Whether or not I would recommend this to someone else depends a lot on what they expect from the movies they watch. If you want to be entertained, this movie is far from entertaining. Agonizing and difficult to watch, yes, but entertaining, absolutely not. However, if you watch movies to learn something or to be moved emotionally, this movie definitely does that. Because I like my movies to be entertaining, I deducted a couple of stars.This film was very well written, acted, and directed. However, you have to be ready to watch it. It's not easy at all. If it's that hard just to watch it, I can't even imagine what it would have been like to go through it. I do want to point out to people who are outraged at the experiment and how people were treated that this is not very far on how people are treated during boot camp. Having been through basic training in the Army, I can definitely say that they break you down psychologically by dehumanizing you just the same. So if people have an issue on how people were treated for 2 weeks where they had a contract that guaranteed their safety, imagine how a 18 year old who just joined the armed services feels.