Freedom Writers vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.9/10 for Freedom Writers). Freedom Writers is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2007). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Freedom Writers
The Shawshank Redemption| Freedom Writers | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard LaGravenese | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Hunter Parrish, Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Freedom Writers
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
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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