Boyz n the Hood vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.6/10 for Boyz n the Hood). Boyz n the Hood is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 22m. Boyz n the Hood is the older of the two (1991 against 1994). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boyz n the Hood
The Shawshank Redemption| Boyz n the Hood | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Singleton | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Laurence Fishburne, Morris Chestnut, Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nia Long | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Boyz n the Hood
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...
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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