The Shawshank Redemption

  • U/A (INDIA)
  • 1994


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95 %
91 % Certified-fresh
$ 9 Million
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Positive Reviews 28
Negative reviews 2
Average Rating 4.3/5
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3.2
A movie like The Shawshank Redemption, with its brazenly mechanical plotting and its wish fulfillment finale, requires a lead actor who can carry us o .. EW
4.4
But mostly the film is an allegory about holding onto a sense of personal worth, despite everything. Rogerebert
1.9
Shawshank Redemption is supposed to be a drama, but its pitched somewhere between an intense thrill ride and romantic buddy comedy.
4.5
It is hope that allows the self proclaimed innocent man to survive what may or may not be an unjust imprisonment.
2.0
It wanders down subplots at every opportunity and ignores an abundance of narrative exit points before settling on the aforementioned finale.
4.0
While it seems unlikely that this well wrought film about hope and friendship in a maximum security prison will do Stand by Me level business, The Sha .. The Hollywood Reporter
4.0
At times poignant, joyful, and terrifying, The Shawshank Redemption is an altogether brilliant movie and the debut of an equally brilliant director.
3.8
Thanks to fine performances and beautiful photography, you get that inspirational jump start frame after frame. San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
Damascus Cover Tell me your deepest, darkest secret, Olivia Thirlbys photojournalist .. The Escape Heart wrenching but dispassionate, intelligent but ..
5.0
Its inspirational message may just bring some much needed hope into your life. Cinema Blend
3.8
Darabonts direction is precise and assured, without being terribly imaginative. Ny Daily News
5.0
Pretty much everything about this movie works and works extremely well! JoBlo
5.0
They remind us that hope is a precious and buoyant emotion which can give our lives substance and meaning. Spirituality And Practice
4.2
S piritually moving old fashioned prison pic. .Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz Frank Drabout (The Green Mile/The Majestic) in his directorial debut finely .. Sover
4.4
Unfortunately, following a solid two hours of thought provoking drama, the movie deflates like a punctured balloon during its overlong denouement. ReelViews
5.0
A life affirming tale about life imprisonment, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is the kind of old fashioned entertainment that is easily overvalued in an era .. Tv Guide
4.4
But, rather than another horror film, he chose this strangely uplifting story about prisoners. Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
Yet as fully realized as Shawshanks landscape inevitably winds up becoming, theres little doubt that the films most indelible element remains the touc .. Reel Film Reviews
5.0
The film is also very well photographed by Roger Deakins.The production values, in fact, are all first rate. Lariat
4.5
Shawshank is what might be described as an ethereal prison picture, if thats not an oxymoron. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
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5.0
That brutality may be very hard for viewers to watch, but those disturbing scenes are necessary to give the film its gritty realism. Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
Full of heart and guaranteed to stick in your memory forever, this is a treasure of a film that everyone should see.
5.0
Moving, warm and rewarding, The Shawshank Redemption deserves its release. Bbc
4.0
Its architectural style is Victorian Gothic, its penology just plain gothic. Time
5.0
The quasi historical basis of the film sets it apart from the fantasy and whimsy that usually dominates Disney animated features, and the animators fu .. Mr Brown Movies
5.0
He trusts his attention impaired audience to sit tight for a full three hours and rewards us with a film that breathes and surrenders rich characters .. Hollywood
5.0
The Shawshank Redemption will instantly become a favorite of anyone who watches it. Montreal Film Journal
4.5
Old life blown away in the blink of an eye.Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it. Film Site
4.0
From the early sweat producing works of Hitchcock to the excruciating pressure of Kathryn Bigelows The Hurt Locker, increase your heart rate with some .. All Movie Guide



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