Movie · 1994

The Shawshank Redemption

Name: The Shawshank Redemption
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1994-09-23
Rating: 8.7

★ 8.7 · Drama · Crime · EN

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

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The Shawshank Redemption earns its effect through accumulated time

The Shawshank Redemption is frequently encountered through rankings, but its appeal cannot be reduced to a score. Routine, friendship and small acts of persistence accumulate across years until ordinary spaces carry new meaning. Choose it when the evening allows an unhurried drama and the audience wants a complete emotional arc rather than immediate spectacle.

Check runtime, available edition and captions at the destination. Place one less familiar Drama selection beside it in My List so reputation does not decide automatically. If the group needs faster crime mechanics, choose a heist or investigation instead of expecting this film to change its pace.

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