Bad Education vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.4/10 for Bad Education). Bad Education is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2004). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Bad Education | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Gael García Bernal, Francisco Maestre, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Petra Martínez, Agustín Almodóvar | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Bad Education
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
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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