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Summary
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 59
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 24 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for thrillers, −8 min on the typical 104
typical 10496Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 39 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+29Released
2010
July 15, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
ThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 2
- Paul T. Scheuring Director, Writer, Producer
- J.J. Perry Second Unit Director, Fight Choreographer
Writing · 1
- Mario Giordano Writer
Production · 8
- Dawn Olmstead Producer
- Scott Nemes Producer
- Bill Johnson Producer
- Marty Adelstein Producer
- Maggie Monteith Producer
- Jeanette Buerling-Milio Producer
Camera · 2
- Amy Vincent Director of Photography
- Ben Easter Additional Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Peter S. Elliot Editor
Sound · 2
- Graeme Revell Original Music Composer
- Eric Milano ADR Recordist
Art · 3
- Gary Frutkoff Production Design
- Jeff Schoen Art Direction
- Barbara Cassel Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Yasmine Abraham Costume Design
- Mike Smithson Makeup Department Head
- Roxy D'Alonzo Makeup Artist
- Shelly Banks Makeup Artist
- Franci Sciorrotta Hairstylist
- Paul Anthony Hairstylist
Other crew · 1
- Mike Smith Stunt Coordinator
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