Upon its premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival , '' The Stanford Prison Experiment '' received a positive response from critics . Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a " certified fresh " rating of 83 % , based on reviews from 90 critics , with an average score of 6.9 / 10 . The site 's consensus states : " As chillingly thought-provoking as it is absorbing and well-acted , '' The Stanford Prison Experiment '' offers historical drama that packs a timelessly relevant punch . " On the review site Metacritic , the film has a score of 67 out of 100 , based on 26 critics , indicating " generally favorable reviews "
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
The Stanford Prison Experiment (film)