The Shawshank Redemption

Film - 1994 - Drama

The story

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.

Directed by

Frank Darabont

Starring

Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows

Where to watch

hbo, prime

Ratings

IMDb 9.3 out of 10

TasteMyTaste
Film · 1994 · Drama

The Shawshank Redemption

83% match2h 22mMA 15+
HBO Max
Why TasteFeed picked this for you

The Shawshank Redemption hits the based on novel or book and friendship thread running through your loves.

✦ Based on novel or book · Friendship✦ Fits your taste✦ Critically loved
The story

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.

Trailer
▶
The Shawshank Redemption - Trailer - (1994) - HQ
Cast & crew
Ratings & reviews
None of your friends have reviewed this yet.
Rate this · drag to rate–/10
110
No friend reviews yet — be the first to rate it.
Ratings
IMDb
9.3 / 10
2.9M votes
●
89%
Tomatometer
4.59 / 5
2.8M ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
8.7 / 10
TMDB users
Details
TypeFilm
GenreDrama
Runtime2h 22m
RatedMA 15+
Release1994-09-23
Where to watch
HBO Max
HBO MaxPrime Video
View on JustWatch ↗
More like this
People who watched this also watched · re-ranked for your taste
Sing Sing
81%
S
Sing Sing
Film · 2024 · Drama
IMDb7.6· 31k
The Green Mile
82%
The Green Mile
Film · 1999 · Crime
IMDb8.6· 1.6M
Papillon
77%
Papillon
Film · 1973 · Crime
IMDb8.0· 147k
The Godfather
83%
Paramount+
S
The Godfather
Film · 1972 · Crime
IMDb9.2· 2.3M
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
80%
Netflix
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Film · 2019 · Crime
IMDb6.7· 114k
Cool Hand Luke
81%
HBO Max
Cool Hand Luke
Film · 1967 · Crime
IMDb8.0· 197k
GoodFellas
85%
GoodFellas
Film · 1990 · Crime
IMDb8.7· 1.4M
The Informer
82%
S
The Informer
Film · 2019 · Action & Adventure
IMDb6.6· 47k
Lawless
82%
S
Lawless
Film · 2012 · Crime
IMDb7.2· 264k
Once Upon a Time in America
87%
S
Once Upon a Time in America
Film · 1984 · Crime
IMDb8.3· 412k
The Silence of the Lambs
82%
SB
The Silence of the Lambs
Film · 1991 · Crime
IMDb8.6· 1.7M
Forrest Gump
84%
B
Paramount+
Forrest Gump
Film · 1994 · Comedy
IMDb8.8· 2.5M