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The Shawshank Redemption

1994

Frank Darabont

Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, James Whitmore ...

8.6

170,190

Drama Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover in the late 1940s. However, only Andy knows that he didn’t commit the crimes. Sent to Shawshank Prison to do hard time, Andy—a taciturn banker in the outside world, has to learn to get by in the brutal, cutthroat confines of prison life. His quiet strength slowly earns the respect of his fellow inmates -most ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"This is not a 'prison drama' in any conventional sense of the word (...) mostly the film is an allegory about holding onto a sense of personal worth, despite everything (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Charity Time Out	"A throwback to the kind of serious, literate drama Hollywood used to make (...) an engrossing, superbly acted yarn"	POS
United States	Leonard Klady Variety	"Vivid, grueling and painful (...) A testament to the human spirit"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"[It] succeeds in avoiding the familiar (...) The writer and director, Frank Darabont, tells this tale with a surprising degree of loving care."	POS
United States	Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter	"In the lead roles, both Robbins and Freeman are outstanding."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The Shawshank Redemption" is a movie about time, patience and loyalty (...) mostly the film is an allegory about holding onto a sense of personal worth, despite everything (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Chicago Tribune	"Simply marvelous entertainment"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr New York Daily News	"An engagingly simple, good-hearted film, with just enough darkness around the edges to give contrast and relief to its glowingly benign view of human nature."	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"A gripping 1994 prison drama, capably directed and adapted by Frank Darabont"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"If you don't love 'Shawshank', chances are you're beyond redemption (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's the no-bull performances that hold back the flood of banalities."	NEU
United States	Zaki Hasan San Francisco Chronicle	"Cinematic alchemy of a kind that's all too rare, propelled by a supremely talented cast, a sumptuous score by Thomas Newman and a first-rate script and direction"	POS
United States	Leonard Klady Variety	"A testament to the human spirit, the film is a rough diamond. Its languors are small quibbles in an otherwise estimable and haunting entertainment."	POS
United States	Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle	"At times poignant, joyful, and terrifying, Shawshank Redemption is an altogether brilliant movie and the debut of an equally brilliant director."	POS

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