American Hustle vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.9/10 for American Hustle). American Hustle is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2013). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Hustle
The Shawshank Redemption| American Hustle | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | David O. Russell | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Bradley Cooper, Shea Whigham, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams, Jack Huston | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
American Hustle
A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
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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