The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.”
Movie19942h 22mEnglish
Our verdict
Must watch
Audiences rate this among the best of its kind.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 31,562 ratings.
Movie review: The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a film from 1994. It is catalogued under Drama, Crime. Its listed tagline is “Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.”
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 8.7/10 based on 31,562 votes.
Production
Release date: September 23, 1994 · Runtime: 142 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $25,000,000 · Reported revenue: $28,341,469
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Cast
Tim Robbins
Morgan Freeman
Bob Gunton
William Sadler
Clancy Brown
Gil Bellows
James Whitmore
Mark Rolston
Jeffrey DeMunn
Larry Brandenburg
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