American Pastoral vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.2/10 for American Pastoral). American Pastoral is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2016). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Pastoral
The Shawshank Redemption| American Pastoral | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ewan McGregor | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Molly Parker, Jennifer Connelly, Uzo Aduba, Rupert Evans, Dakota Fanning | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
American Pastoral
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
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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