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Shawshank Redemption, The

Lists: Drama, Crime / Heist, Great escape, AFI 100 (2007), Best Picture nominee 1990 to 1999

Brief Synopsis: "Framed 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."

Overall Ranking: 3 (Rank from 1994: # 1)

Rating:
95.96
*Adjusted Rating:** (lowest rating dropped)	96.26

Ratings Breakdown
(The Mixed Bag)

Buttery	100%
Regular	0%
Half-Popped	0%
Stale	0%
Burnt	0%

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Reviewer	Rating	Review	Secondary Ratings
Pete B	100	- Stellar performances all around, a great story and superb music that ties it all together nicely. It's a timeless classic.
J Patterson	100
Sir M Hayes XIV	100	- Pacing. Story. Acting. I can't think of a flaw. Plus its a 3 hour movie that flies by, and does so without explosioins or car chases or special effects.
Dan O'Neill	100	(full review)
Cut The Crap Movie Reviews by Aiden R	100	(full review)
Dan Fogarty - Fogs Movie Reviews	100	(full review)
Danny M	100
Patrick Devitt	100
SaJaK	100
Carrie B	100
Rob from GuysFilmQuest	97		Comedy: 3 Sex Appeal: 1 Scary: 3 Rewatch: 8
Morgan On Media	97	(full review)
David Baruffi	97	(full review)
Fast Film Reviews Mark Hobin	97	(full review)
Gorgon Reviews	97
CinemaVisitor Erik	95
Josh of Classicblanca	94
Adam Shaftoe	90
Rich Alejandro	90	- If it's on, I'm watching it. In an odd way, it's a true friendship story.
Today I Watched A Movie	90	(full review)
J Collins	90
Jay of Life Vs Film	90	(full review)
Thomas Pollock	90
Bryan Lienesch	89	- It's a powerful tale about friendship, but the life-is-what-you-make-it story is heavily sugarcoated for a film that takes place primarily in a cruel prison.	Comedy: 4 Sex Appeal: 2 Scary: 3 Rewatch: 6