25th Hour vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.3/10 for 25th Hour). 25th Hour is the shorter watch at 2h 15m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2002). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
25th Hour
The Shawshank Redemption| 25th Hour | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Spike Lee | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Anna Paquin, Aaron Stanford, Rosario Dawson, Brian Cox, Isiah Whitlock, Jr. | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
25th Hour
In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.
The Shawshank Redemption
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.
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