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The Shawshank Redemption

19942h 22mEnglishUnited States

Sent to prison in the 1940s after his wife and her lover are killed, banker Andy Dufresne starts a new life behind the walls of Shawshank. His accounting expertise brings him into the orbit of the amoral warden, while his conduct gradually earns the regard of fellow inmates. Red, an older prisoner, is among those who come to admire Andy’s integrity and enduring hope as Andy faces the long years of his sentence.

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91.9/100
IMDb
9.3/10
3.2M votes
🍅 Critics
89%
147 votes
🍅 Audience
98%
182k votes
TMDB
8.727/10
31k votes

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DramaCrime
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CrimeUnderworldJusticeDramaEmotionalFamily
Mood
Romantic
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Romantic

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