Shawshank Redemption, TheLists: Drama, Crime / Heist, Great escape, AFI 100 (2007), Best Picture nominee 1990 to 1999Brief 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: 1 (Rank from 1994: # 1)
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Reviewer | Rating | Review |
Pete B | 100 | - Stellar performances all around, a great story and superb music that ties it all together nicely. It's a timeless classic. |
Carrie B | 100 | |
SaJaK | 100 | |
Patrick Devitt | 100 | |
Danny M | 100 | |
Dan Fogarty - Fogs Movie Reviews | 100 | (full review) |
Cut The Crap Movie Reviews by Aiden R | 100 | (full review) |
Dan O'Neill | 100 | (full review) |
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. |
J Patterson | 100 | |
Morgan On Media | 97 | (full review) |
David Baruffi | 97 | (full review) |
Fast Film Reviews Mark Hobin | 97 | (full review) |
Gorgon Reviews | 97 | |
Rob from GuysFilmQuest | 97 | |
CinemaVisitor Erik | 95 | |
Josh of Classicblanca | 94 | |
J Collins | 90 | |
Today I Watched A Movie | 90 | (full review) |
Rich Alejandro | 90 | - If it's on, I'm watching it. In an odd way, it's a true friendship story. |
Adam Shaftoe | 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. |