Appaloosa vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.6/10 for Appaloosa). Appaloosa is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Appaloosa
The Shawshank Redemption| Appaloosa | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Western | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ed Harris | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Ed Harris, Timothy Spall, Tom Bower, Jeremy Irons, James Gammon | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Appaloosa
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
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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