The Shawshank Redemption

Name: The Shawshank Redemption
Director: Frank Darabont
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1994-09-23
Rating: 9.1

September 23, 1994· 2h 22m

Drama Crime

Directed by

Frank Darabont

Cast

Tim Robbins Morgan Freeman Bob Gunton William Sadler Clancy Brown Gil Bellows +53 more ↓

Cinemagraphs Score9.1

Imprisoned 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.

Audience Sentiment

Overall9.1

1 — Hated it5 — Neutral10 — Masterpiece

Critics

8+ Great

6-8 Good

<6 Poor

15 reviews·Last updated 13d ago

Peak Moment

The great escape revealed

10.0at 1h 56m

Lowest Moment

Brooks can't adapt to freedom

7.8at 1h 00m

Biggest Swing

The massive jump from Brooks' tragic inability to adapt to freedom (7.8) to the transcendent Marriage of Figaro sequence (9.7), showing how the film moves from heartbreak to pure cinematic beauty

Critics consistently praised The Shawshank Redemption as a masterpiece with exceptional performances from Robbins and Freeman, calling it a perfect blend of heartbreak and hope. The sentiment builds steadily through powerful character development, peaks with the brilliant escape revelation, and concludes with a deeply satisfying emotional payoff that cements its status as a timeless classic.

15 reviews analyzed|Sources: Tmdb