The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

• Drama
• Crime

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.

Rating

8.7 / 10 (31,706 votes)

Release date

September 23, 1994

Runtime

2h 22m

Language

English

Director

Frank Darabont

Status

Released