Dancer in the Dark vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.9/10 for Dancer in the Dark). Dancer in the Dark is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2000). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dancer in the Dark
The Shawshank Redemption| Dancer in the Dark | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | Denmark | – |
| Director | Lars von Trier | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Peter Stormare, Željko Ivanek, David Morse, Jean-Marc Barr, Cara Seymour | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Dancer in the Dark
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
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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