American Animals vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.7/10 for American Animals). American Animals is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2018). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Animals
The Shawshank Redemption| American Animals | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bart Layton | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Jared Abrahamson, Evan Peters, Wayne Duvall, Udo Kier, Lara Grice | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
American Animals
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.
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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