American Gangster vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.6/10 for American Gangster). The Shawshank Redemption is the shorter watch at 2h 22m compared with 2h 37m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2007). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Gangster
The Shawshank Redemption| American Gangster | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 37m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | John Hawkes, Carla Gugino, John Ortiz, Idris Elba, Josh Brolin | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
American Gangster
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
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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