An Ordinary Case vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.5/10 for An Ordinary Case). An Ordinary Case is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2024). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
An Ordinary Case
The Shawshank Redemption| An Ordinary Case | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Daniel Auteuil | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Sidse Babett Knudsen, Daniel Auteuil, Aurore Auteuil, Isabelle Candelier, Alice Belaïdi | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
An Ordinary Case
Jean Monier is a disillusioned lawyer, appointed to defend Nicolas Milik, a man accused of murdering his wife. While everything points to his guilt, Monier takes up the case, convinced of his innocence.
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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