Crimson Gold vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.9/10 for Crimson Gold). Crimson Gold is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2003). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Crimson Gold
The Shawshank Redemption| Crimson Gold | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | Iran | – |
| Director | Jafar Panahi | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji, Shahram Vaziri, Ehsan Amani | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Crimson Gold
Pizza man Hussein is a daily witnesses to the unjust distribution of wealth in his native Iran. One day, he finds a purse filled with shockingly expensive receipts from an upscale jewelry store. He attempts to bring the purse back to the store, but because of his working-class attire, he's not allowed inside. Then, during a delivery, a rich man invites Hussein into his extravagant mansion – an event that spurs Hussein to make a desperate bid…
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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