Elephant vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7/10 for Elephant). Elephant is the shorter watch at 1h 21m 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.
Elephant
The Shawshank Redemption| Elephant | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 21m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Gus Van Sant | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Matt Malloy, John Robinson, Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, Elias McConnell | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Elephant
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
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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