The Shawshank Redemption

 (1994)

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  • Critics Rating 38 critics
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User Reviews

One of the best ever.
Jan 15, 2009
stellar92010 - yahoo.com
To think that this movie was hidden under the politically correct puker with Tom Hanks illustrates that a lot of the 'movie elite' are brain-dead. A+; Enough said.... Full review
The Greatest Movie Of All Time Sneaks Up On You
Jan 14, 2009
itvbewell - yahoo.com
Like the character Andy Dufresne, this movie never picked up steam until almost 1 year later. An why? Because we could not pronounce a title , or go see another prison break movie.As I said once out on video it became... Full review
A+
Jan 13, 2009
jimizhot - yahoo.com
Definitely in my top ten of all time. There are few flaws in this one. Beautiful music. It's one of the most inspiring movies I've ever seen.... Full review
Top 3 Movie.. Can't get much better.
Jan 06, 2009
droeger_derek - yahoo.com
The story line throughout the entire movie is gripping and a mild thrill. I can't help but love Morgan Freeman in this movie. It is by far the best acting job I have ever seen in my entire life.... Full review
Change without Changing
Jan 05, 2009
necromacedarkwater - yahoo.com
Its always easier to thrash an aweful movie then to pay homage with a review of a movie that you felt was insightful, inspiring, painfull, words of praise that go on for a mile. All the while I watched shawshank unable... Full review
A MOVIE of a lifetime
Dec 30, 2008
kash_sizzler - yahoo.com
what else to say.never really thought that a movie could be so simple yet so beautiful. the movie scores in every department the acting,drama,back ground music,narration and etc.the best thing that i love abt the movie is its storytelling which is... Full review
Thought-provoking
Dec 15, 2008
disneyland_rules - yahoo.com
I am only 18 years old and just saw this movie for the first time, and I can pretty much guarantee that I will never forget it. I actually came across it half-way through on TV, decided that it was too... Full review
Amazing,
Dec 13, 2008
bronxboys2531 - yahoo.com
This film is rated the #1 movie on here for a reason. It delivers two amazing performances from one of my favorites Morgan freeman and Tim Robbins. I haven't gotten so attached to characters since probably "3:10 to Yuma" (2007). A... Full review
Best Movie of All Time?
Dec 02, 2008
jnels021 - yahoo.com
Can a story, acting, direction and visuals get as perfect as this movie? I have seen this movie eight times now and it never gets dull...and still makes me want to cry (at moments) get up and cheer (at others).... Full review
Uplifting!
Nov 29, 2008
thegeorgiadawgs - yahoo.com
Wonderful film of hope and inspiration. It is a movie that you will see over and over again only to see it agian.... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Mar 18, 2009
FilmInk
what follows is two hours of great cinema.....Director Frank Darabont manages to stay faithful to the source material....Occasional twee moments barely detract from this classic, and the interesting extras really seal the deal..... ... Full Review
| Feb 07, 2009
Cinematical
the greatest giant ant movie ever made. Whitmore embodied the role of Brooks Hatlen in Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption (1994) with rueful grace and heartfelt regret. ... Full Review
| Feb 06, 2009
E! Online
The veteran character actor, best known in his later years as Brooks, the prison librarian in The Shawshank Redemption , died Friday of lung cancer at his Malibu home, according to his son Steve Whitmore . Whitmore, a Tony Award winner in 1948 for his lead role in the World War II drama Command Decision (also his Broadway debut), didn't relegate himself to the theater world for long. ... Full Review
| Dec 02, 2008
DVD Talk
To watch how Andy gently (but subtly) has Red believing in hope by the end of the film is worth the price of admission itself, and this film is a real experience. It helps that many of the characters are perfect in their cast roles, they deliver the dialogue with a familiarity that we've all grown to enjoy through the years. ... Full Review
| Nov 19, 2008
DVD Town
Darabont uniquely blends humor and violence, sweetness and brutality, in what may be the best "feel-good" movie of the last twenty years. Since Freeman narrates most of the film in a voice-over, it's already a hands-down winner. ... Full Review

News

The Shawshank Redemption star, who broke his arm and shoulder in the crash, was facing a court date with his passenger Demaris Meyer next year (10), but he has chosen to settle instead. ... Full Article

An NFL coach who loves heavy metal and quotes Shakespeare? Who admits that he's crazy about art? No wonder Jim Schwartz of the Detroit Lions is getting noticed for being culturally astute. ... Full Article

First, it was Truman Capote's witty little novella. Then came the elegant film version starring Audrey Hepburn as the heroine, Holly Golightly. There was also the 1966 musical - rightly regarded as one of the most notorious flops in Broadway... ... Full Article

Bottom Line: Entertaining stage version of the much-loved film. LONDON -- Fashioned more to take advantage of the enduring popularity of the 1994 movie, the stage version of "The Shawshank Redemption," which moved to the West End following a good... ... Full Article

The Shawshank Redemption (Sept 4) After a successful run in Dublin, a stage version of the much-loved film comes to the West End, starring the American actors Kevin Anderson and Reg E Cathey (The Wire). ... Full Article

You have five more months to think about it, but ESPN's Bill Simmons has already crowned the Movie of the Decade. In a recent podcast with the sports network's Chris Connelly ( scroll to 43:42 of the 7/15 episode ),... ... Full Article

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