Rent The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
4.5 of 5 from 504 ratings
2h 16min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Wrongly accused city banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) arrives at Shawshank Prison in 1947 after receiving a double life sentence for the brutal murders of his wife and her lover. He discovers that when they send you to Shawshank for life...that's exactly what they take. His quiet strength slowly earns him the respect and friendship of the prison fixer Red (Morgan Freeman). He also becomes popular with the warden and prison guards, as he is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass fortunes. But Andy's seemingly stoic acceptance of his unjust imprisonment hides a fierce determination for freedom and provides a unique chance to change his fate.
- Actors:
- Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, Mark Rolston, James Whitmore, Jeffrey DeMunn, Larry Brandenburg, Neil Giuntoli, Brian Libby, David Proval, Joseph Ragno, Jude Ciccolella, Paul McCrane, Renee Blaine, Scott Mann, John Horton, Gordon Greene
- Directors:
- Frank Darabont
- Producers:
- Niki Marvin
- Writers:
- Stephen King, Frank Darabont
- Others:
- Roger Deakins, Thomas Newman, Michael Herbick, Elliot Tyson, Willie Burton, Robert J. Litt, Richard Francis-Bruce
- Studio:
- ITV
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- A History of Cinemas in Films, Award Winners, Behind Bars: Visit These Essential Prison Films, Films & TV by topic, People of the Pictures, Remembering Raquel Welch, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 2, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Stephen King Films, Top 100 AFI Movies, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/09/2008
- Run Time:
- 136 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary by Frank Darabont
- Cast interviews
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/09/2021
- Run Time:
- 142 minutes
- Languages:
- Canadian French Dolby Digital 2.0, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Parisian Dolby Digital 2.0, German Dolby Digital 2.0, Hungarian Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Chinese, Complex Mandarin, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French Parisian, German Hard of Hearing, Hungarian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Simplified Mandarin, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary by Frank Darabont
- Photo Galleries
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Reviews (6) of The Shawshank Redemption
Thought provoking excellence - The Shawshank Redemption review by CP Customer
This Stephen King adaptation leaves an after-thought like no other movie I have watched. Set in Shawshank prison, the cast present a very believable mixture of personalities that have wound up serving time with each other. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman set aside from the rest and tell the story of their prison lives from an intelligent and moralistic standpoint, which takes you on a ride of different emotions and a truly remarkable twist.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
You won’t be disappointed! - The Shawshank Redemption review by Schrödinger's Cake
Shawshank redemption generally lives in the top-5 of all the best-films-ever-made lists. If you’re reading this review because you’ve still not seen the film, then you’re wasting time: just get on and watch it for yourself. You won’t be disappointed!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Overrated? - The Shawshank Redemption review by JD
Does anyone actually rate this as there fav film ever? Possibly not. And when watched the whole plot is extremely fantastical.
And of course, how does it stack upto modern expectations? Yeh, it lacks a lot of what movie makers think a modern movie should be.
But it has to be said, this is a text book example of how to make an entertaining film. Its an utter masterpiece that will be revered in 50 years as it was 20 years ago, or today.
Its flaws are obvious, but they are compromises on the trip to brilliance. Without the compromises the film wouldn't be as great as it is.
I dont often give out 5 stars, and yes, this is not my fav film or possibly even in my top 5. But id never argue this films position at the top of most list.
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