The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · TMDB 8.7
Directed by Frank Darabont
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.
Why it matters
Andy Dufresne, a banker wrongly convicted of murder, endures decades in Shawshank prison, where his quiet integrity and friendship with Red become a testament to the power of hope.
From Hope Is a Good Thing
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Released
- 1994-09-23
- Studio
- Castle Rock Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 8.7
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