Movie poster for The Shawshank Redemption
TMDb Rating
8.7/10

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

DramaCrime
142 min

"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free."

Plot Summary

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.

Director

Frank Darabont

Top Cast

Tim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob GuntonWilliam SadlerClancy Brown

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