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The Shawshank Redemption
1994•142 min•R
★
(3,136,948 votes)9.3/10
PLOT
Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. The film portrays the man's unique way of dealing with his new, torturous life; along the way he befriends a number of fellow prisoners, most notably a wise long-term inmate named Red.
DIRECTOR
Frank Darabont
WRITER
Stephen King, Frank Darabont
CAST
Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
